Wim van Heumen

Wim van Heumen in 1982
Personal information
Born	28 October 1928 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Died	31 January 1992 (aged 63) 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Field hockey

Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria van Heumen (28 October 1928 – 31 January 1992) was a field hockey coach from the Netherlands, who was in charge of the Dutch National Men's Team from 1975 to 1986.

Career

Van Heumen graduated in 1954 with a degree in physical education. Beginning in 1956 he taught this subject at the Academy of Physical Education in Tilburg. In 1966 he became a coach with the field hockey club of 's-Hertogenbosch and later a national coach with a first match played on 19 July 1975. He retired from this position in April 1986 after supervising 232 matches with 139 wins and 35 draws.^[1]

Van Heumen introduced new elements to Dutch hockey such as playing on artificial grass and combining summer training on grass with winter plays indoors.^[1]

Politics

A member of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and its successor the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) Van Heumen was a member of the municipal council of 's-Hertogenbosch from 1970 till his death in 1992. From 1990 he was also an alderman.

Family

Van Heumen was born to Hendrikus Johannes van Heumen and Petronella Henkelman. On 9 February he married Martina Gijsberdina Theresia Vollebergh (born 1926). They had four sons and one daughter. One son, Gijs van Heumen (born 1952), became a prominent field hockey coach with the women's team in the 1980s.^[1]

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