The Spain men's national field hockey team represents Spain in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.
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Nickname(s) | Redsticks | ||
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Association | Royal Spanish Hockey Federation (Real Federación Española de Hockey) | ||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Maximiliano Caldas | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Juan Escarré Bernar Herrera Alejandro Iglesias Borja Movellan Aleix Sagrera | ||
Manager | César Hernández | ||
Captain | Álvaro Iglesias | ||
Most caps | Quico Cortés (323)[1] | ||
Top scorer | Santi Freixa (126) | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 8 ![]() | ||
Highest | 3 (2006, 2008–2009) | ||
Lowest | 11 (March 2015 – June 2016) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1928) | ||
Best result | 2nd (1980, 1996, 2008) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1971) | ||
Best result | 2nd (1971, 1998) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | 1st (1974, 2005) | ||
Medal record |
Spain has competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. They have won the EuroHockey Nations Championship twice and both the Champions Trophy and Champions Challenge once.[3]
Tournament recordEdit
Summer OlympicsEdit
World CupEdit
EuroHockey ChampionshipEdit
Hockey World LeagueEdit
FIH Pro LeagueEdit
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Champions TrophyEdit
Champions ChallengeEdit
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- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
TeamEdit
Current squadEdit
The squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]
Head coach: Maximiliano Caldas
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Mario Garín | 26 April 1992 | 88 | Tenis |
2 | DF | Alejandro Alonso | 14 February 1999 | 51 | Tenis |
6 | Xavier Gispert | 4 January 1999 | 32 | Club Egara | |
7 | FW | Enrique González | 29 April 1996 | 162 | Club de Campo |
8 | DF | Marc Recasens | 13 September 1999 | 50 | Club Egara |
9 | MF | Álvaro Iglesias (Captain) | 1 March 1993 | 189 | Club de Campo |
12 | Marc Reyné | 18 May 1999 | 28 | Real Club de Polo | |
14 | MF | Marc Miralles | 14 November 1997 | 72 | Real Club de Polo |
15 | MF | Jordi Bonastre | 7 August 2000 | 28 | Atlètic Terrassa |
17 | MF | Pepe Cunill | 9 July 2001 | 16 | Atlètic Terrassa |
18 | FW | Joaquín Menini | 18 August 1991 | 28 | Rotterdam |
20 | DF | Pau Cunill | 4 January 2000 | 19 | Atlètic Terrassa |
21 | GK | Adrian Rafi | 8 January 1997 | 25 | Barcelona |
23 | DF | Marc Vizcaino | 30 April 1999 | 1 | Atlètic Terrassa |
24 | DF | Ignacio Rodríguez | 12 June 1996 | 86 | Club de Campo |
26 | César Curiel | 30 April 1999 | 12 | Complutense | |
29 | Gerard Clapés | 13 September 2000 | 26 | Club Egara | |
35 | Pere Amat | 17 September 2004 | 2 | Club Egara | |
90 | Borja Lacalle | 21 May 2001 | 14 | Club de Campo |
Recent call-upsEdit
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up | |
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GK | Luis Calzado | 15 November 2000 | 6 | Real Club de Polo | v. Australia, 17 July 2022 | |
GK | Albert Perez | 18 January 1995 | 3 | Club Egara | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | |
GK | Rafa Álvarez | 16 February 1998 | 2 | Complutense | v. Netherlands, 18 January 2022 | |
Oriol Salvador | 1 December 1995 | 9 | Junior | 2023 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | ||
DF | Ricardo Sánchez | 4 December 1992 | 124 | Club de Campo | v. Australia, 18 July 2022 | |
DF | Llorenç Piera | 4 November 1996 | 63 | Real Club de Polo | v. Australia, 17 July 2022 | |
MF | Joan Tarrés | 8 May 1996 | 74 | Atlètic Terrassa | v. Ireland, 26 June 2022 | |
FW | Albert Béltran | 23 October 1993 | 101 | Klein Zwitserland | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | |
FW | Marc Boltó | 21 November 1995 | 95 | HGC | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | |
DF | Marc Serrahima | 25 April 1995 | 71 | HGC | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | |
Alejandro Dávila | 19 April 1991 | 7 | Tenis | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | ||
Antonio Sanz | 23 May 1995 | 5 | Complutense | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | ||
Enrique Zorita | 14 January 1999 | 4 | Club de Campo | v. Ireland, 1 June 2022 | ||
Marc Escudé | 29 April 1998 | 2 | Atlètic Terrassa | v. England, 4 February 2022 |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Alegre, Oliva, Quemada y Cortés se despiden con orgullo de la selección". sport.es (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Real Federación Española de Hockey – RFEH". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Spain announces 18-member squad for Men's Hockey World Cup". Khel Now. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster Spain". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2023.