Irene van Dyk

Irene van Dyk
MNZM

Van Dyk in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Irene van Dyk (née Viljoen)
Born	(1972-06-21) 21 June 1972 (age 52) Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Spouse	Christie van Dyk
Children	Bianca van Dyk
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
2000–2002	Capital Shakers
2003–2013	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
2014–2016	Central Pulse
(Correct as of 6 March 2014)
Years	National team(s)	Caps
1994–1999	South Africa	72
2000–2014	New Zealand	145
(Correct as of 5 June 2014)
Medal record Representing  South Africa World Netball Championships 1995 Birmingham Netball Representing  New Zealand World Netball Championships 2003 Kingston Netball 2007 Auckland Netball 2011 Singapore Netball Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Netball 2006 Melbourne Netball 2010 Delhi Netball World Netball Series 2009 Manchester Fastnet 2011 Liverpool Fastnet 2012 Auckland Fast5

Irene van Dyk MNZM (née Viljoen; born 21 June 1972) is a South African-born New Zealand netball player. A goal-shooter, van Dyk is one of the world's best-known netballers and is the most capped international player of all time.^[1]

Debuting in 1994, she represented South Africa 72 times and captained the team. In 2000, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand and was quickly picked for the New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns.

She was the 2003 New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year and a nominee in 2005.^[2] She became a New Zealand citizen in 2005, and represented New Zealand for 14 years before retiring from international netball in June 2014.

Van Dyk played for the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship from 2014, taking a coaching role in more recent years.^[3] For most of her domestic career in New Zealand she played for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic (2003–2013).