Kristiaan Timman

Kristiaan Timman is an accomplished event manager and sports coach with extensive experience in hockey. Currently serving as Event Manager and Project Employee for the Johan Cruyff Foundation since 2005, Timman has held notable coaching positions, including Head Coach for the Netherlands Women's Indoor Hockey team at KNHB from August 2019 to March 2023, achieving a silver medal at the 2019 EK in Belarus, a silver at the 2022 EK in Hamburg, and a gold at the 2023 WK in Pretoria. Previous roles include Assistant Trainer Coach for THC Hurley Men 1 from 2017 to 2022 and Assistant Trainer Coach for Women 1 at Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club from 2013 to 2017, in addition to a decade-long career as a player for AH&BC Amsterdam. Timman also played for the Netherlands Indoor Hockey team, contributing to a bronze finish at the 2010 EK in Almere and a fifth-place finish at the 2011 WK in Poznan. Additionally, Timman has a background in education, having worked as a Physical Education teacher and holds degrees from Johan Cruyff University and ALO Amsterdam, along with a Master in Event Management.