Jacques Brinkman (born 26 August 1966 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the golden medal with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There he played his last international tournament for the Dutch, after a career spanning more than thirteen years. Brinkman made his debut on 1 May 1987 in a friendly match against West-Germany. As a midfielder, he played 337 international matches for Holland, in which he scored 84 goals, making him Holland's most capped player. Brinkman surpassed the previous record holder, Cees Jan Diepeveen, in 1998. He won the Hockey World Cup in 1990 and 1998, and also the annual Champions Trophy (1996, 1998 and 2000). In the Dutch League he played for Kampong, Amsterdam H&BC and Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club. Since the summer of 2003 he has been head coach with his former club from SCHC from Bilthoven. External links Dutch Hockey Federation External links 1966 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Dutch field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players SCHC players SV Kampong players 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people