Taeke Taekema

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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 2004 Athens Team World Cup 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team 2010 New Delhi Team EuroHockey Championship 2007 Manchester Team 2005 Leipzig Team 2011 Gladbach Team Champions Trophy 2000 Amstelveen Team 2002 Cologne Team 2003 Amstelveen Team 2006 Terrassa Team 2004 Lahore Team 2005 Chennai Team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team 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.