Richard Onnes
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| Full name | Richard Pieter Onnes | ||||
| Nationality |  Dutch | ||||
| Born | 10 February 1945 Hoogeveen, Netherlands | ||||
| Died | 13 July 2016 (aged 71)[1] Hoogeveen, Netherlands | ||||
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Richard Pieter Onnes (10 February 1945 — 13 July 2016) was a Dutch volleyball player. He was a member of the Dutch national team playing 54 matches.[2]
Biography[change | change source]
Onnes was born in Hoogeveen in 1945. At young age he played both football and volleyball. On the advice of his gymnastics teaches he chose for volleyball. He played volleyball with Olhaco in Hoogeveen. He played for the junior national team.[3] He made his debut for the Dutch national team in 1965.[4] He played 54 matches for the national team, among others at the West-European championships. He couldn’t compete at the 1969 West-European championships because he didn’t had the time for it.[5]
With his club Olhaco he finished second during the 1965-66 season in the Eredivisie, the Dutch highest league. Onnes moved Olhaco and played for Belgian club Hoevoc during the 1967-68 season.[6] Later in 1968 he moved to SFC in Assen.[7][8] After a disagreement with the trainer about training sessions, he left SFC in March 1969 together with Jan Blaauw.[7] However, later he returned to SFC. From 1971 he couldn’t play for two years due to his work. He returned at SFC in January 1973. [9]
Onnes became volleyball trainer of Durac ‘66 in January 1968.[6]
Onnes was married to Jennie Bruins. They had two children and three grandchildren. Onnes died on 13 July 2016, at the age of 71.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Overlijdensbericht Richard Pieter Onnes". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). July 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via mensenlinq.nl.
- ↑ "Richard Onnes". Encyclopedie Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "Losser en Onnes in jeugd selectie". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 9 February 1967. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Hans Lodder succes: Van gewone schoolvolleyballer tot international". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 21 January 1965. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Volleybalploeg gehandicapt". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 24 March 1969. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Richard Onnes traint Durac '66". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 17 January 1968. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Onnes en Blaauw verlaten SFC". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 March 1969. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Richard Onnes in topvorm". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 21 January 1965. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "'Geheim wapen' baadt SFC niet". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 29 January 1973. Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Delpher.