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]
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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^ abcHeumen, Wilhelmus Maria van (1928–1992) in Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 5 (Den Haag 2002)
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heumen, wilhelmus, maria, heumen, october, 1928, january, 1992, field, hockey, coach, from, netherlands, charge, dutch, national, team, from, 1975, 1986, 1982personal, informationborn28, october, 1928nijmegen, netherlandsdied31, january, 1992, aged, hertogenbo. 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 Wim van HeumenWim van Heumen in 1982Personal informationBorn28 October 1928Nijmegen the NetherlandsDied31 January 1992 aged 63 s Hertogenbosch the NetherlandsSportSportField hockey Contents 1 Career 2 Politics 3 Family 4 ReferencesCareer editVan 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 editA 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 editVan 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 References edit a b c Heumen Wilhelmus Maria van 1928 1992 in Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 5 Den Haag 2002 nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Dutch field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wim van Heumen amp oldid 1189139155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
