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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Potchefstroom, RSA |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Southern Gauteng: South Africa |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Scoring his first goal for South Africa, against Spain at the 2010 World Cup in Delhi, India. (dispatch.co.za, 19 Nov 2011) |
| Other sports | He has played cricket for Border at provincial level in South Africa. (espncricinfo.com, 12 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His family played hockey so it was natural for him to take up the sport too. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | German hockey player Christopher Zeller. (sahockey.co.za, 01 Mar 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Fabian Gregory [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey at age eight. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2007 |
| Competing for | South Africa |
| Opponent | Scotland |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | Afrikaans, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Boetie (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Winners make it happen, losers let it happen." (sahockey.co.za, 12 may 2012) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Son Santiago Matroos |
| Higher education | NWU-Pukke: South Africa |
| Occupation | Athlete |