Jacqueline Toxopeus
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Jacqueline Afine Toxopeus (born December 11, 1964 in Wageningen
, Gelderland
) is a former Dutch field hockey international playing in goal. She is undoubtedly one of the finest goalkeepers in Dutch women's field hockey since Det de Beus
. Toxopeus, nickname
d Tox, played for several clubs in Holland, but ended her career with HC Den Bosch
. In the spring of 2006 she made a short comeback with HC Rotterdam
in the Dutch highest league, named Hoofdklasse, after several injuries in the squad.
Wageningen
' is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants , of which many thousands are students...
, Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
) is a former Dutch field hockey international playing in goal. She is undoubtedly one of the finest goalkeepers in Dutch women's field hockey since Det de Beus
Det de Beus
Det de Beus was born Anna Maria Bernadette de Beus on February 18, 1958 in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask....
. Toxopeus, nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d Tox, played for several clubs in Holland, but ended her career with HC Den Bosch
HC Den Bosch
Hockeyclub 's-Hertogenbosch is a Dutch field hockey club, which was founded on July 14, 1937 in 's-Hertogenbosch. With a total number of 1.977 members it is currently the sixth hockeyclub in the Netherlands....
. In the spring of 2006 she made a short comeback with HC Rotterdam
HC Rotterdam
HC Rotterdam is a Dutch field hockey club, which was founded on September 16, 1925. With a total number of 2,342 members it is the biggest hockeyclub in the Netherlands. The first teams compete on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey league, which is called "Hoofdklasse"...
in the Dutch highest league, named Hoofdklasse, after several injuries in the squad.