Roc Oliva Isern (born 18 July 1989), also known as "Metra", is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Spanish national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roc Oliva Isern | ||
| Born |
18 July 1989 Matadepera, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2005 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2005–2012 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||
| 2012–2014 | Amsterdam | ||
| 2014–2015 | HGC | ||
| 2015–2018 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||
| 2018–2021 | Real Club de Polo | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2021 | Spain | 189 | (18) |
Medal record | |||
Oliva played most of his career for Atlètic Terrassa HC but from the 2018–19 season onwards he played for Real Club de Polo until his retirement in 2021.[2] He also played for Amsterdam and HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. His father Jordi and sister Georgina are also both Olympic hockey players.[3] He played a total of 189 times for the Spanish national team from 2007 until 2021.[4]
International career edit
Oliva was a member of the Spanish National Team that claimed the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[3] After the 2016 Olympic Games, he did play for the national team for three years. In October 2019, he was brought back into the national team for the 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6] On 28 May 2021 he had to withdraw from the squad because of his imminent fatherhood.[7] He returned in the national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, after the Olympics he retired as a hockey player.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Hockey: OLIVA ISERN Roc". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Oliva a huge signing for Polo for 2018/19 season". 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roc Oliva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "The Last Dance". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Alegre y Oliva, novedades en e la selección de hockey hierba para el Preolímpico ante Francia". www.europapress.es (in Spanish). Madrid: Europa Press. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Cambio en Los #Redsticks Para El Eurohockey De Amsterdam". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Alegre, Oliva, Quemada y Cortés se despiden con orgullo de la selección". sport.es (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links edit
- Roc Oliva at the International Hockey Federation
- Roc Oliva at Olympics.com
- Roc Oliva at Olympedia
- Roc Oliva Isern (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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