Laurence Docherty
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| Full name | Laurence William Docherty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1980 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurence William Docherty (born 24 February 1980) is a former field hockey player who played as a midfielder. Born in Scotland, he played for both the Scotland and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
[edit]Docherty came to the Netherlands in 2000, and played club hockey for Klein Zwitserland until the 2007–08 season, when he moved to Bloemendaal.[1] In 2011 he switched to Kampong.[2]
International career
[edit]Docherty represented Scotland at the 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, after which he went public announcing he wanted to obtain Dutch citizenship.[3] He obtained his Dutch citizenship in 2006.[4] In 2007, Docherty missed out on playing the European Championship in Manchester, but was called into the Netherlands squad for the Champions Trophy in Malaysia in November 2007, thus boosting his prospects of playing in the Beijing Olympics, which he did.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hockeyer Docherty naar Bloemendaal". omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). Omroep West. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Docherty en De Ridder naar Kampong". nu.nl (in Dutch). NU.nl. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Harris, Cathy (12 July 2008). "Laurence Docherty on a high after his decision to go Dutch". thetimes.com. The Times. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Hockeyer Docherty eindelijk Nederlander". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Laurence Docherty at the International Hockey Federation
- Laurence Docherty at Olympedia
- Laurence Docherty at InterSportStats
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's field hockey players
- Dutch people of Scottish descent
- Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands
- Field hockey players from Edinburgh
- Scottish men's field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- HC Klein Zwitserland players
- HC Bloemendaal players
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- SV Kampong players
- Men's Euro Hockey League–winning players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Men's field hockey midfielders
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