St. John's University Athletics
2008 Men's Soccer Roster
Bjorn Hoop
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Defender
- Hometown:
- Tolbert, Netherlands
- High School:
- Johann Cruyff
Made 14 appearances, including a career-high 13 starts ... finished season with one goal, a game-winner ... converted a penalty kick for the game-winning goal in a 4-2 win against DePaul (Oct. 22).
As a Junior (2010)
A redshirt season ... appeared in just one game before a season-ending injury ... made first-career start and played the full 90 minutes in season-opening 2-0 win against Virginia Tech (Sept. 3).
As a Sophomore (2009)
Appeared in seven games off the bench ... converted a third-round penalty kick in the shootout win against then-No. 25 Notre Dame (Nov. 15) in the BIG EAST Championship Finals.
As a Freshman (2008)
Appeared in 14 games ... tallied two goals, including one game-winner ... scored a goal in a 4-2 win against Syracuse (Oct. 8) ... registered first-career goal with a game-winning penalty kick in a 1-0 double overtime win at Marquette (Sept. 21) ... made collegiate-debut at Brown (Sept. 5).
At Johann Cruyff Institute
Played club soccer with Sc Cambuur ... served as a team captain for two seasons.
At RSG de Borgen
Played club soccer for Sc Heerenveen and Sc Cambuur ... served as team captain for two seasons with Sc Heerenveen ... helped Sc Cambuur win the Dutch Cup.
Personal
Bjorn de Hoop ... born in Groningen, Netherlands ... son of John and Hilda de Hoop ... has one sister, Kim ... chose St. John's for its location and sports facilities as well as the soccer and academic programs ... lists Johan Cruyff as the person he most admires and both Pepe and Sergio Ramos as his favorite athletes ... ... majoring in sport management ... aspires to graduate and then play professionally.