What is Anne Vlieg?
'''Anne Vlieg''' (born 1956) is a former Dutch [[table tennis]] player and head coach of the Dutch national table tennis federation <small>([[:nl:Nederlandse Tafeltennisbond|nl]])</small> (NTTB). Vlieg competed about 70 times for the Dutch national team, but never won main prizes. He became once second at the national championships and became national double champion together with [[Han Gootzen]].<ref name=Ensie /> His brother [[Jan Vlieg]] is also a former table tennis player and national head coach. ==Biography== Born in [[Ferwerd]] in 1956 he moved at the age of five to [[Medemblik]]. Vlieg started playing table tennis at the age of 10 with table tennis club Midstars. He played in the first team together with brother [[Jan Vlieg]] and Tom Pitstra. At the end of the 1970s, they played in the national Eredivisie (main Dutch national league), competed in the National Cup and played with the club at European Cup.<ref name=RTV /><ref name=Koster /> The first Europa Cup appearance was in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Anne+vlieg+tafeltennis&page=2&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011017974:mpeg21:a0233&resultsidentifier=ddd:011017974:mpeg21:a0233&rowid=9 |title=Jan Vlieg: “We moeten tweede kunnen worden”|work=[[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden]]|via=[[Delpher]]|date=4 October 1977|access-date=16 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref> In 1980 he moved to club ‘t Hooge Huys in [[Alkmaar]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Anne+vlieg+tafeltennis&page=2&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011019064:mpeg21:a0366&resultsidentifier=ddd:011019064:mpeg21:a0366&rowid=10 |title=Anne Vlieg naar Alkmaar|work=[[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden]]|via=[[Delpher]]|date=27 June 1980|access-date=16 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref> As a member of the national table tennis team he played c. 70 matches. He competed at European Championships and World Championships.<ref name=Koster>{{cite web|url= https://bert-koster.nl/2013/11/15/toptafeltennisfanaat/ |title= Anne Vlieg, toptafeltennisfanaat met een sportta