Taeke Taekema

Taeke Taekema
Personal information
Full name Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema
Born (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
LOHC
0000–2005 Klein Zwitserland
2005–2013 Amsterdam
2013–2014 Schaerweijde
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2000–2011 Netherlands 242 (221)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi Team
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gladbach Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cologne Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Terrassa Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lahore Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Chennai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland Team

Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema (born 14 January 1980) is a Dutch field hockey player and drag flicker (penalty corner specialist) who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Born in Leiderdorp, he made his debut on 28 January 2000 in a friendly match in and against Egypt and has played in over two hundred international matches for the Dutch.

During the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Taekema struck a record 16 goals, including a double hat trick against Belgium in the semi-finals. Sportswear maker Adidas introduced its limited edition TT10 hockey stick, which incorporated Taekema's initials and jersey number.

He was the top scorer in the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup held in New Delhi with 8 goals along with Luke Doerner.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands  Spain 1–0 1–0 2000 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
2. 3 November 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands  Pakistan 1–0 1–1 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
3. 10 November 2001  Germany 1–2 2–3
4. 11 November 2001  Pakistan 3–0 5–2
5. 27 February 2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Belgium 3–0 5–1 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
6. 5–1
7. 31 August 2002 Cologne, Germany  India 1–0 3–3 2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
8. 1 September 2002  Australia 4–0 6–1
9. 3 September 2002  Pakistan 1–0 3–1
10. 2–0
11. 5 September 2002  South Korea 1–0 4–2
12. 3–1
13. 6 September 2002  Germany 3–2 5–2
14. 16 August 2003 Amstelveen, Netherlands  India 2–3 4–3 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
15. 17 August 2003  Australia 4–1 5–3
16. 19 August 2003  Pakistan 2–1 2–2
17. 21 August 2003  Argentina 2–0 6–3
18. 2 March 2004 Madrid, Spain  South Africa 1–1 5–1 2004 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier
19. 3 March 2004  Great Britain 1–0 3–0
20. 11 March 2004  India 1–0 4–2
21. 2–1
22. 15 August 2004 Athens, Greece  India 3–0 3–1 2004 Summer Olympics
23. 17 August 2004  New Zealand 1–0 4–3
24. 2–1
25. 21 August 2004  Argentina 3–0 4–2
26. 22 August 2004  Australia 1–0 2–1
27. 2–0
28. 25 August 2004  Germany 1–1 3–2
29. 4 December 2004 Lahore, Pakistan  New Zealand 1–0 5–2 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
30. 4–2
31. 5 December 2004  India 2–1 5–4
32. 7 December 2004  Pakistan 2–1 4–1
33. 10 December 2004  Germany 3–2 3–4
34. 12 December 2004  Spain 1–1 2–4
35. 28 August 2005 Leipzig, Germany  France 2–0 5–4 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
36. 3–0
37. 29 August 2005  Poland 1–0 2–1
38. 2–0
39. 3 September 2005  Belgium 2–0 6–1
40. 3–0
41. 4 September 2005  Spain 2–1 2–4
42. 14 December 2005 Chennai, India  Australia 1–1 2–3 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
43. 2–2
44. 16 December 2005  India 2–1 2–1
45. 18 December 2005  Australia 1–3 1–3
46. 25 June 2006 Ipoh, Malaysia  Australia 2–0 6–2 2006 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
47. 22 July 2006 Terrassa, Spain  Argentina 1–0 4–2 2006 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
48. 3–1
49. 4–2
50. 23 July 2006  Australia 1–1 1–1
51. 25 July 2006  Pakistan 7–2 9–2
52. 27 July 2006  Germany 3–3 3–3
53. 29 July 2006  Spain 3–3 4–3
54. 30 July 2006  Germany 1–0 2–1
55. 6 September 2006 Mönchengladbach, Germany  South Korea 2–2 2–3 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup
56. 7 September 2006  South Africa 1–0 2–0
57. 11 September 2006  England 3–3 4–3
58. 4–3
59. 12 September 2006  India 1–0 6–1
60. 2–1
61. 3–1
62. 4–1
63. 6–1
64. 15 September 2006  Pakistan 2–3 2–3
65. 16 September 2006  New Zealand 2–0 3–0
66. 19 August 2007 Manchester, England  France 1–0 8–3 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
67. 2–0
68. 4–0
69. 5–1
70. 7–2
71. 21 August 2007  Ireland 1–0 1–0
72. 22 August 2007  Spain 2–0 4–2
73. 4–2
74. 24 August 2007  Belgium 1–1 7–2
75. 2–1
76. 4–2
77. 5–2
78. 6–2
79. 7–2
80. 26 August 2007  Spain 2–0 3–2
81. 3–1
82. 30 November 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–1 3–1 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
83. 5 December 2007  Germany 1–0 3–3
84. 6 December 2007  Australia 2–1 3–3
85. 8 December 2007  Pakistan 1–0 4–1
86. 3–1
87. 4–1
88. 9 December 2007  South Korea 1–0 3–2
89. 11 August 2008 Beijing, China  South Africa 1–0 5–0 2008 Summer Olympics
90. 2–0
91. 13 August 2008  Great Britain 1–0 1–0
92. 15 August 2008  Canada 1–0 4–2
93. 2–0
94. 3–1
95. 17 August 2008  Australia 1–0 2–2
96. 2–2
97. 19 August 2008  Pakistan 2–1 4–2
98. 3–1
99. 23 August 2008  Australia 1–3 2–6
100. 22 August 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands  Poland 1–0 9–0 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
101. 2–0
102. 7–0
103. 26 August 2009  France 1–0 6–0
104. 2–0
105. 5–0
106. 6–0
107. 28 August 2009  England 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
108. 30 August 2009  Spain 6–1 6–1
109. 28 November 2009 Melbourne, Australia  Spain 1–0 3–2 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
110. 3–0
111. 29 November 2009  Australia 1–0 2–7
112. 5 December 2009  Germany 1–0 4–3
113. 6 December 2009  South Korea 2–3 2–4
114. 1 March 2010 New Delhi, India  Argentina 1–0 3–0 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
115. 2–0
116. 3–0
117. 3 March 2010  New Zealand 2–1 3–1
118. 5 March 2010  Canada 1–0 6–0
119. 11 March 2010  Australia 1–2 1–2
120. 13 March 2010  England 2–3 4–3
121. 21 August 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany  France 1–0 8–1 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship
122. 7–1
123. 22 August 2011  England 2–1 4–3
124. 23 August 2011  Ireland 2–2 7–4
125. 3–2
126. 4–2
127. 5–2
128. 25 August 2011  Belgium 2–2 4–2
129. 3–2
130. 3 December 2011 Auckland, New Zealand  South Korea 1–0 2–0 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
131. 6 December 2011  New Zealand 3–0 3–3