Wytze Kooistra
Personal information
Full nameWytze Kooistra
NationalityDutch
Born (1982-06-03) June 3, 1982
Westerbork, Netherlands
Height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Spike360 cm (140 in)
Block345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker/Opposite
Current clubAbiant Lycurgus Groningen
Number2 (club), 12 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2002
2002–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–2011
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014
2015
2015
2015–
Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
Sportvereniging Dynamo
Itas Diatec Trentino
M. Roma Volley
Trenkwalder Modena
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Cerrad Czarni Radom
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Pallavolo Molfetta
Olympiacos Piraeus
Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
National team
2005– Netherlands
Honours
Men’s Volleyball
Representing  Netherlands
European League
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turkey
Gold medal – first place 2012 Turkey
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Czech Republic
Last updated: 20 February 2017

Wytze Kooistra (born 3 June 1982) is a Dutch volleyball player, a member of Netherlands men's national volleyball team and Dutch club Abiant Lycurgus Groningen.

Career

He began his career as a middle-blocker. In 2013, he played for his national team as a spiker, and now he is playing in this position at his club.

Clubs

His first professional club was Lycurgus. During the seasons 2002-2005, he played for Piet Zoomers. In 2005, he moved to Itas Diatec Trentino. In 2011, he moved to Polish PlusLiga team, PGE Skra Bełchatów.[1] For a long time he was a reserve player. With the club from Bełchatów, Kooistra won the Polish Cup of 2012, a silver medal in the Polish Championship in the season 2011/2012 and in the Polish SuperCup of 2013. He is a silver medalist of the CEV Champions League, which was held in Łódź, Poland. In 2013 moved to another Polish PlusLiga club - Cerrad Czarni Radom.[2]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

CEV Cup

FIVB Club World Championship

National championships

Individually

  • 2005 Dutch Championship - Best Blocker

References


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