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Spain men's national field hockey team

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.

Spain
Spain
Nickname(s)Redsticks
AssociationRoyal Spanish Hockey Federation
(Real Federación Española de Hockey)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachMaximiliano Caldas
Assistant coach(es)Juan Escarré
Bernar Herrera
Alejandro Iglesias
Borja Movellan
Aleix Sagrera
ManagerCésar Hernández
CaptainÁlvaro Iglesias
Most capsQuico Cortés (323)[1]
Top scorerSanti Freixa (126)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Steady (16 May 2024)[2]
Highest3 (2006, 2008–2009)
Lowest11 (March 2015 – June 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances18 (first in 1928)
Best result2nd (1980, 1996, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result2nd (1971, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (1974, 2005)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 3 1
World Cup 0 2 1
EuroHockey Championships 2 3 1
Champions Trophy 1 2 3
Total 3 10 6
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1971 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 1998 Utrecht
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Madrid
Gold medal – first place 2005 Leipzig
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 2007 Manchester
Silver medal – second place 2019 Antwerp
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Brussels
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2004 Lahore
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Auckland
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Adelaide
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Terrassa

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 record

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Summer Olympics

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Olympic record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1908 did not participate
  1920
  1928 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
  1932 did not participate
  1936
  1948 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad
  1952 did not participate
  1956
  1960 3rd place game 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
  1964 3rd place game 4th 9 4 3 2 18 9 Squad
  1968 5th place game 6th 9 3 3 3 10 8 Squad
  1972 7th place game 7th 9 3 4 2 11 11 Squad
  1976 5th place game 6th 7 2 2 3 12 18 Squad
  1980 Final 2nd 6 4 1 1 36 7 Squad
  1984 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 11 13 Squad
  1988 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 10 10 Squad
  1992 5th place game 5th 7 5 0 2 19 12 Squad
  1996 Final 2nd 7 5 0 2 17 9 Squad
  2000 9th place game 9th 7 2 2 3 11 15 Squad
  2004 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 20 13 Squad
  2008 Final 2nd 7 5 0 2 12 8 Squad
  2012 5th place game 6th 6 2 2 2 10 15 Squad
  2016 Quarter-finals 5th 6 3 1 2 14 8 Squad
  2020 Quarter-finals 8th 6 1 2 3 10 13 Squad
  2024 qualified
Total Best: 2nd place 19/25 119 39 27 53 238 187 –

World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1971 Final 2nd 6 3 1 2 6 4 N/A
  1973 5th place game 5th 7 5 0 2 17 5 N/A
  1975 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 10 16
  1978 5th place game 5th 8 5 1 2 11 5
  1982 11th place game 11th 7 2 1 4 11 14
  1986 5th place game 5th 7 4 1 2 14 16
  1990 7th place game 8th 7 3 0 4 17 13
  1994 9th place game 9th 7 2 2 3 10 9
  1998 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 19 7 Squad
  2002 11th place game 11th 9 4 2 3 17 15 Squad
  2006 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 3 0 18 11 Squad
  2010 5th place game 5th 6 4 0 2 14 8 Squad
  2014 7th place game 8th 6 1 3 2 10 13 Squad
  2018 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 6 7 Squad
  2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 1 1 3 10 13 Squad
Total Best: 2nd place 15/15 99 45 19 35 190 156 –

EuroHockey Championship

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EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1970 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 2 1 25 6
  1974 Final 1st 6 5 1 0 12 1
  1978 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 12 13
  1983 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 27 12
  1987 7th place game 7th 7 2 2 3 18 12
  1991 5th place game 5th 7 4 0 3 13 10
  1995 7th place game 8th 7 3 1 3 13 11
  1999 5th place game 5th 7 5 1 1 22 7
  2003 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 28 14
  2005 Final 1st 5 4 0 1 16 10
  2007 Final 2nd 5 1 2 2 14 11
  2009 3rd place game 4th 5 3 0 2 14 9
  2011 Group stage 6th 5 3 0 2 12 10
  2013 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 19 10
  2015 Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 13 12
  2017 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 8 10
  2019 Final 2nd 5 2 1 2 11 16
  2021 Group stage 5th 5 2 0 3 17 12
  2023 Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 14 14
Total 2 titles 18/18 112 61 14 37 308 200

Hockey World League

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World League record
Season Position Round Pld W D* L GF GA
2012–13 10th Semi-final 6 2 2 2 10 11
2014–15 10th Semi-final 7 2 1 4 13 15
2016–17 6th Semi-final 7 4 1 2 12 16
Final 5 2 0 3 6 13
Total Best: 6th Final 25 10 4 11 41 55

FIH Pro League

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FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
2019 7th 14 2 5 7 33 45 Squad
2020–21 9th 12 2 4 8 23 36 Squad
2021–22 7th 16 5 3 8 36 43 Squad
2022–23 5th 16 8 3 5 37 40 Squad
2023–24 7th 16 4 1 11 36 43 Squad
Total Best: 5th 64 21 16 39 162 207

Champions Trophy

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Champions Trophy record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1978 5th 4 0 1 3 7 15
  1980 6th 6 1 2 3 8 16
  1981 5th 5 1 1 3 9 19
  1982 did not participate
  1982
  1984 6th 5 0 1 4 7 15
  1985 did not participate
  1986
  1987 6th 7 1 1 5 6 14
  1988 5th 5 1 1 3 4 10
  1989
until
  1992 		did not participate
  1993 5th 6 1 0 5 7 16
  1994 5th 6 1 2 3 13 18
  1995 did not participate
  1996 5th 6 1 2 3 11 16
  1997 3rd 6 3 1 2 16 12
  1998 5th 6 2 1 3 16 17
  1999 4th 6 2 1 3 10 12
  2000 4th 6 2 1 3 8 8
  2001 did not participate
  2002
  2003
  2004 1st 6 5 0 1 21 9
  2005 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 14
  2006 3rd 6 2 3 1 15 13
  2007 5th 8 4 2 2 25 17
  2008 2nd 6 3 1 2 15 11
  2009 5th 6 1 2 3 22 28
  2010 5th 6 2 2 2 16 19
  2011 2nd 6 4 0 2 20 10
  2012 Withdrew
  2014 did not participate
  2016
  2018
Total 1 title 124 41 25 58 274 309

Champions Challenge

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Champions Challenge record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  2001 did not participate
  2003 1st 6 5 0 1 22 12
  2007
until
  2014 		did not participate
Total 1 title 6 5 0 1 22 12
*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

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Current squad

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The following 19 players were named on 13 June 2024 in the final squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Caps updated as of 12 June 2024, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Rafael Revilla (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26) 19   Club de Campo
15 GK Luis Calzado (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 23) 40   Real Club de Polo
2 DF Alejandro Alonso (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) 92   Tenis
5 DF Jordi Bonastre (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 23) 72   Atlètic Terrassa
8 DF Pepe Cunill (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 22) 59   Atlètic Terrassa
17 DF Marc Recasens (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 24) 89   Real Club de Polo
19 DF Marc Vizcaino (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 16   Atlètic Terrassa
24 DF Ignacio Rodríguez (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) 119   Club de Campo
6 MF Xavier Gispert (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25) 76   Club Egara
7 MF Rafael Vilallonga (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22) 47   Club de Campo
11 MF Gerard Clapés (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 23) 66   Oranje-Rood
14 MF Marc Miralles (Captain) (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) 114   Bloemendaal
26 MF Bruno Font (2004-11-15) 15 November 2004 (age 19) 24   Junior FC
9 FW Álvaro Iglesias (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) 230   Club de Campo
10 FW José Basterra (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) 72   Club de Campo
12 FW Marc Reyné (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25) 64   Real Club de Polo
18 FW Joaquín Menini (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 32) 63   Rotterdam
21 FW Borja Lacalle (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 23) 53   Club de Campo
23 Eduard De Ignacio-Simo (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) 26   CD Terrassa

Recent call-ups

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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
GK Adrian Rafi (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27) 54   Mannheimer HC v.   Belgium, 1 June 2024
DF Pau Cunill (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24) 44   Atlètic Terrassa v.   Argentina, 2 June 2024
MF Enrique González (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) 188   Club de Campo v.   Germany, 12 June 2024
MF César Curiel (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 33   Complutense v.   Argentina, 2 June 2024
FW Pere Amat (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 19) 20   Club Egara v.   Germany, 12 June 2024
FW Andreas Rafi (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) 31   Mannheimer HC v.   Argentina, 2 June 2024
FW Antonio Sanz (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29) 18   Complutense v.   Argentina, 2 June 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alegre, Oliva, Quemada y Cortés se despiden con orgullo de la selección". sport.es (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Real Federación Española de Hockey – RFEH". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Lista De Convocados Absoluta Masculina Juegos Olímpicos París 2024". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Espanola de Hockey. 13 June 2024.
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