Marlon Fluonia
| Marlon Fluonia | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 26, 1964 Willemstad, Curaçao | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Medals |
Marlon Supriano Fluonia (born 26 September 1964 in Willemstad, Curaçao)[1] is a Dutch former baseball player and coach who represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He batted 0-for-7 in the Olympics, starting two games at catcher.[4]
Fluonia also played for the Netherlands at the 1989, 1991, and 1993 European Baseball Championship, with the Dutch winning the latter two tournaments.[5] He batted only .167 in the 1993 championship.[6] He also played in the 1990 Baseball World Cup and three Haarlem Baseball Week and World Port Tournaments for the Netherlands.[7]
Fluonia also played in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top Dutch league, from 1988 to 2005. He played in the 755 Hoofdklasse games, third-most all time, as of 2018. He played for Neptunus, Sparta-Feyenoord, Quick Amersfoort, PSV and BSC Almere.[7][8] Before playing in the Netherlands, he played for Royal Scorpions in the Curaçaoan AA League for six seasons.[7][9]
In 2007, Fluonia became the manager of RCH-Pinguins. He lasted less than one season as manager.[7][8][10] He became an assistant coach at UVV Utrecht following the 2018 season.[7] UVV won a playoff to return to the Hoofdklasse in 2022.[11] He stopped being the team's first base coach after the 2024 season.[12]
References
- ^ "Familiebericht". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 1964-10-01. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Marlon Fluonia Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Marlon Fluonia". Olympedia. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Official Report 1996 v.3". LA84 Foundation. pp. 183, 188, 189. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Baseball - Europameisterschaften". sport-komplett.de (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ Wedemeijer, Harry. "European Baseball Championships: Team Totals". home.wanadoo.nl. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ a b c d e Stoovelaar, Marco (October 28, 2018). "Orlando Stewart new Head Coach of UVV". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ a b "Fluonia nieuwe coach van RCH". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). 19 April 2007. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Stand gelijk in AA-baseball finale". Amigoe (in Dutch). 1984-11-07. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Robert Klaver nieuwe coach RCH". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). 21 November 2007. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ Stoovelaar, Marco (October 10, 2022). "UVV returns to big league; Storks withdraws team". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Baseball / Honkbal Transfers 2024". Grand Slam * Stats & News. Retrieved 2026-03-03.