Laurence Docherty

Laurence Docherty

Personal information
Full name	Laurence William Docherty
Born	(1980-02-24) 24 February 1980 (age 45) Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career
Years	Team
2000–2007	Klein Zwitserland
2007–2011	Bloemendaal
2011–2014	Kampong
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	Scotland
2006–2012	Netherlands	78	(9)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing the  Netherlands EuroHockey Championship 2009 Amstelveen

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

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

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

1. "Hockeyer Docherty naar Bloemendaal". omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). Omroep West. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
2. "Docherty en De Ridder naar Kampong". nu.nl (in Dutch). NU.nl. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
3. Harris, Cathy (12 July 2008). "Laurence Docherty on a high after his decision to go Dutch". thetimes.com. The Times. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
4. "Hockeyer Docherty eindelijk Nederlander". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

External links

• Laurence Docherty at the International Hockey Federation
• Laurence Docherty at Olympedia