Guus Vogels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Guus Vogels

field hockey player

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1975

Place of Birth: Naaldwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born March 26, 1975 in Naaldwijk, South Holland) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with the Dutch team in Athens.
Vogels made his debut in January 1996, at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, in the match against Belgium: 8-4.
He plays for HGC (H.O.C.
Gazellen-Combinatie) in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse).
Vogels was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan.
Also Vogels was named the best player in the Hockey World Cup 2010 held at New Delhi.