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It looks like Ingrid
Visser is sometimes a little bit shy, but the
26-year-old middle
blocker captain is one of the most
important players in the Dutch national team.
As a child from a Dutch father and a mother from the
USA, Visser has the Dutch volleyball skills and the US
mental strength. This combination made Visser the best
player of the new century. Her blocking capabilities
are excellent, while even for a 189cm tall player, she
is great in reception and defense. Without Visser in
the squad, Netherlands generally find the going tough.
It was former men's national team coach Toon Gerbrands
who discovered Visser. When he needed an extra middle
blocker for his women's national junior team in 1994,
he selected Visser. Although many Dutch volleyball
experts criticized his decision, it is proven now that
Gerbrands had the eyes for talent.
Some months later, Visser was already in the senior
team and was one of the team members during the 1994
World Championship in Brazil.
Visser has played almost all around the world,
including Italy and Brazil. Right now, she was one of
the stars of the Spanish team Hotel Cantur Las Palmas.
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