Johnny Groen
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Johnny Groen (born 6 December 1945) is a former Dutch volleyball player and coach.
He was a member of the Dutch national team. He played among others at the 1968 West European Championships in Germany.[1]
After playing with Oldehove in Leeuwarden he moved to Oranje Nassau in Groningen.[2] At the time he played with Oranje Nassau he also played with the National Military Team in 1967.[2] In the late 1960s he moved to SFC in Assen where he became the most important player of the club.[3][4] In September 1969 the chairman of the club Blokkeer in Rijswijk stated that Groen would move to that club. This was at the time denied by Groen.[3] However in May 1970 he announced that he would moved to Blokkeer in The Hague where he as also offered by the club a job and a house. However, he didn’t move directly from Assen where he lived, as he wanted to complete his studies physical education in Groningen first.[4] Groen's departure was seen as an important loss for the club.[4] In 1975 he was the main attacker of the club Gaggenau and became with the club national champion.[5] In the late 1970s Groen played with Viano. He had a conflict with the team in February 1979.[6]
In mid-1979 he became volleyball trainer of LUSV in Leiden.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Johnny Groen bij volleybalselectie". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 30 March 1968. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "J. Groen, ex-Oldehove, in Nederlands militair volleybalteam". Leeuwarder courant (in Dutch). 21 April 1967. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Johnny Groen blijft bij SFC". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 1 September 1969. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Reden tot verontrusting na vertrek Johnny Groen. RFC dreigt te verkommeren". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 30 May 1970. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Volleybalteam wipt Spanje". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 10 May 1975. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Bemiddeling in Viano conflict". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 February 1979. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "LUSV wil vervolg op succesverhaal". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 25 September 1981. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via leiden.courant.nu.