The Spain men's national under-21 field hockey team represent Spain in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.
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| Association | Royal Spanish Hockey Federation (Real Federación Española de Hockey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Xavier Gasol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Manuel Alconchel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Javier Perea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Pepe Cunill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Junior World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 3rd (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EuroHockey Junior Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (2000, 2004, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The team competes in the EuroHockey Junior Championships and has qualified for all editions of the Junior World Cups except the 1985 edition. Their biggest successes where the bronze medal at the 2005 Junior World Cup and their three titles at the EuroHockey Junior Championships.
Tournament record edit
Junior World Cup edit
- 1979 – 9th place
- 1982 – 7th place
- 1989 – 8th place
- 1993 – 7th place
- 1997 – 8th place
- 2001 – 5th place
- 2005 –
- 2009 – 8th place
- 2013 – 13th place
- 2016 – 6th place
- 2021 – 7th place
- 2023 – Qualified
EuroHockey Junior Championship edit
- 1976 –
- 1977 –
- 1978 – 5th place
- 1981 – 4th place
- 1988 – 4th place
- 1992 –
- 1996 – 4th place
- 1998 – 4th place
- 2000 –
- 2002 –
- 2004 –
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2008 –
- 2010 – 6th place
- 2012 – 6th place
- 2014 – 5th place
- 2017 – 4th place
- 2019 – 4th place
- 2022 – 4th place
Source:[1]
Current squad edit
The following 18 players were named on 19 July 2022 for the 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022.[2]
Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Belgium.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Pablo Luna | 23 January 2001 | 5 |  Junior
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| 2 | Oriol Bozal | 10 July 2002 | 11 | Junior
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| 5 | Iñaki Zaldúa | 26 February 2003 | 5 | Real Club de Polo
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| 6 | Pol Cabré-Verdiell | 22 April 2003 | 11 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 7 | Rafael Vilallonga | 28 November 2001 | 11 | Jolaseta
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| 8 | MF | Pepe Cunill | 9 July 2001 | 11 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 9 | Pau Petchame | 21 January 2003 | 5 | CD Terrassa
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| 10 | Borja Lacalle | 21 May 2001 | 11 | Club de Campo
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| 11 | Andreas Rafi | 24 April 2002 | 5 | Barcelona
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| 14 | Manuel Rodríguez | 1 April 2001 | 11 | Complutense
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| 16 | Bruno Font | 15 November 2004 | 5 | Junior
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| 17 | Enric Miralles | 8 June 2002 | 5 | CD Terrassa
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| 18 | Pere Amat | 17 September 2004 | 5 | Club Egara
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| 19 | Joan Dalmases | 21 July 2001 | 5 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 21 | Ton Barrás | 10 October 2003 | 5 | Real Club de Polo
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| 22 | Xavier Barutell | 5 June 2003 | 11 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 23 | Pol Fité | 14 March 2001 | 5 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 25 | GK | Jan Capellades | 24 March 2004 | 2 | Club Egara
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Recent call-ups edit
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
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| Guillermo Fortuño | 1 June 2000 | 16 | Real Club de Polo
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| Gerard Clapés | 13 September 2000 | 15 | Club Egara
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| Jordi Bonastre | 7 August 2000 | 12 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| Eduard De Ignacio-Simó | 3 March 2000 | 6 | CD Terrassa
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| GK | Luis Calzado | 15 November 2000 | 6 | Real Club de Polo
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| Ignacio Álvarez | 1 April 2000 | 6 | Tenis
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| Pau Cunill | 4 January 2000 | 6 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| Ignacio Abajo | 28 April 2000 | 6 | Club de Campo
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| Aleix Vericat | 18 September 2000 | 6 | CD Terrassa
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| GK | Francisco Matorras | 14 September 2000 | 5 | Tenis
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| Álvaro Portugal | 15 July 2000 | 5 | Club de Campo
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "La Sub-21 Masculina Ya Tiene Lista Para El Europeo De La Categoría". ww.rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 20 July 2022.