Joop Alberda

Joop Alberda
Personal information
Full nameJogchum Theo Alberda
NicknameJoop
Born (1951-10-25) 25 October 1951 (age 72)
Oosterwolde, Friesland, Netherlands
Medal record
Head coach for  Netherlands men's volleyball
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team

Joop Alberda (born 25 October 1952) is a retired volleyball coach from the Netherlands. He won a gold medal as coach of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final (3-2).[1]

In October 2014, Alberda was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2][3]

  1. ^ Rhoden, William C. (5 August 1996). "The Dutch At Last Catch Up With Italy". The New York Times. p. C5. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Joop Alberda". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Alberda opgenomen in Hall of Fame". De Telegraaf. 19 October 2014.