Sjoerd Marijne

Sjoerd Marijne (born 20 April 1974) is a Dutch former field hockey player and former coach of the Indian women's national team.

He coached the Indian team at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, where India lost in the quarterfinals to Ireland.

They had a disastrous start to the tournament, losing in succession to the Netherlands (1 - 5), Germany (0 - 2) and Great Britain (1 - 4) in the group stage.

[4][5] India lost the bronze medal match narrowly to Great Britain 3 - 4, and finished fourth.

Marijne is widely credited for the Indian team's turnaround after decades of dismal showings.