Carlijn Welten
Encyclopedia
Carlijn Welten (born 30 October 1987) is a Dutch
field hockey
player, born in Utrecht
but grown up and living in Heerlen
, who plays as a forward for Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
. She also plays for the Netherlands national team
and she was part of the Dutch squad that became 2007 Champions Trophy winner.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player, born in Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
but grown up and living in Heerlen
Heerlen
Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...
, who plays as a forward for Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
SCHC is the acronym of the field hockey club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club, which is located in Bilthoven, Utrecht. The club was founded on November 22, 1906, and had – as of January 1, 2006 – 2.100 members, which makes it the fourth-largest field hockey club in The Netherlands.The...
. She also plays for the Netherlands national team
Netherlands women's national field hockey team
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number two on the FIH world rankings and they are the 2006 world champions and reigning Olympic champions...
and she was part of the Dutch squad that became 2007 Champions Trophy winner.