Ingrid Visser (volleyball)

Ingrid Louise Visser (4 June 1977 – 14 May 2013) was a Dutch female volleyball player, a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team in 1994–2011, a participant of the 1996 Olympic Games, 1995 European Champion.

Ingrid Visser
Personal information
Full name	Ingrid Louise Visser
Nationality	Dutch
Born	4 June 1977 Gouda, Netherlands
Died	14 May 2013 (aged 35) Molina de Segura, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spike	314 cm (124 in)
Block	298 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle-blocker
Career
Years Teams 1984–1994 1994–1997 1997–1999 2000–2001 2001–2003 2003–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011–2013 VC Nesselande VVC Vught Minas Tênis Clube Vicenza Volley CV Las Palmas CV Tenerife TVC Amstelveen Leningradka CAV Murcia 2005 VC Baku
National team
1994–2011 Netherlands (514)
Honours Representing the  Netherlands Women's volleyball European Championship 1995 Netherlands {{{3}}} 2009 Poland {{{3}}} World Grand Prix 2007 Ningbo {{{3}}}
Last updated: 11 April 2017

Career

National team

Visser debuted in the Dutch volleyball team in 1994 in a friendly match against Ukraine. In 1995 she won the title of European Champion after winning the final match against Croatia 3–0 in the Netherlands. She was a member of the Dutch women's team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Her team took fifth place in the Olympic tournament. In 2007, Visser received the golden federation's pin because of her record status as an international and her merits for volleyball in the Netherlands. On 4 October 2009, the Netherlands, including Visser, won the silver medal of the 2009 European Championship in Poland. They lost the final match against Italy 3–0.[1] In total she played five World Championships, nine European Championships and the Olympics. From 1994 to 2011 Visser played 514 matches with the national team, which is a record number for a Dutch player in any team sports. Officially she ended her volleyball career on 4 February 2012.[2]

Death

On 13 May 2013, Visser and her boyfriend Lodewijk Severein disappeared shortly after checking into a hotel in the city of Murcia, Spain. They were supposed to meet a doctor the next day but failed to turn up, and the authorities were alerted. Their rental car was found on a city street more than a week later. Their bodies were found on 27 May 2013 in a shallow grave in a lemon grove, two weeks after they disappeared in the region. The pair had been abducted, tortured and killed.[3] Spanish police arrested Juan Cuenca Lorente, ex-director of volleyball club CAV Murcia 2005, and Romanian nationals Valentin Ion and Constatin Stan.[4] The police stated that there had been "certain business disagreements" between the murdered couple and the three men under arrest. Severein and Cuenca had planned to exploit a marble quarry, but these plans never materialized and Severein had requested several hundred thousand Euros of his investment to be returned. During the trial, Valentin Ion admitted to being present during the murder and that it took place on 14 May. After two years of investigation, the Spanish prosecution sought a 50-year prison sentence.[5][6][7] In November 2016 the suspects were sentenced to a 34-year prison term, but on appeal in March 2017 it was raised to 40 years.[8][9]

See also

• List of solved missing persons cases

Sporting achievements

CEV Champions' League

• 2003/2004 - with CV Tenerife

CEV Challenge Cup

• 2000/2001 - with Vicenza Volley

National championships

• 1995/1996 Dutch Cup, with VVC Vught
• 1995/1996 Dutch Championship, with VVC Vught
• 1996/1997 Dutch Cup, with VVC Vught
• 1996/1997 Dutch Championship, with VVC Vught
• 2002/2003 Spanish Championship, with CV Tenerife
• 2003/2004 Spanish Championship, with CV Tenerife
• 2003/2004 Spanish Cup, with CV Tenerife
• 2004/2005 Spanish Championship, with CV Tenerife
• 2004/2005 Spanish Cup, with CV Tenerife
• 2005/2006 Spanish Championship, with CV Tenerife
• 2005/2006 Spanish Cup, with CV Tenerife
• 2007/2008 Dutch Championship, with TVC Amstelveen
• 2007/2008 Dutch Cup, with TVC Amstelveen
• 2010/2011 Spanish Cup, with CAV Murcia 2005

National team

• 1995 CEV European Championship
• 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2009 CEV European Championship

Individually

• 2004 CEV Champions League - Best Blocker

References

1. Włoszki mistrzyniami Starego kontynentu - siatka.org - 4 October 2009.
2. Ingrid Visser stopt bij Oranje Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - volleybal.nl - 4 February 2012.
3. Severein met veel geweld vermoord - nos.nl - 28 May 2013.
4. Verdachte Murcia volleybalbaas - nos.nl - 28 May 2013.
5. Volleyball mourns former European champion Ingrid Visser Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine - cev.lu - 27 May 2013.
6. Dutch volleyball's Visser killed in Spain over business - bbc.co.uk - 28 May 2013.
7. Zaak tegen verdachten brute moord Ingrid Visser geopend - ad.nl - 29 May 2015.
8. Romanian gets 34-years jail sentence in Spain for murdering Dutch volleyball player and her partner - romania-insider.com - 4 November 2016.
9. Higher penalties for murder Visser / Severein - hotrecentnews.com - 16 March 2017.

External links

• Dutch Olympic Committee (in Dutch)