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Spain men's national field hockey team

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Spain
Spain
Nickname(s)Redsticks
AssociationRoyal Spanish Hockey Federation
(Real Federación Española de Hockey)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachMaximiliano Caldas
Assistant coach(es)Alejandro Iglesias
ManagerCésar Hernández
CaptainÁlvaro Iglesias
Most capsQuico Cortés (323)[1]
Top scorerSanti Freixa (126)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Steady (23 November 2024)[2]
Highest3 (2006, 2008–2009)
Lowest11 (March 2015 – June 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances19 (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)

The Spain men's national field hockey team represents Spain in international men's field hockey competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.

Spain has competed in every European Championship or World Cup, and has qualifyed consistently since 1960 for the Olympic Games. They also have won medals in these three main international competitions: six at European Championships (two-time winners), three at World Cups (two-time finalists) and four at Olympic Games (three silvers and a bronze).

Tournament record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 did not participate
Belgium 1920
Netherlands 1928 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
United States 1932 did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad
Finland 1952 did not participate
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 3rd place game 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
Japan 1964 3rd place game 4th 9 4 3 2 18 9 Squad
Mexico 1968 5th place game 6th 9 3 3 3 10 8 Squad
West Germany 1972 7th place game 7th 9 3 4 2 11 11 Squad
Canada 1976 5th place game 6th 7 2 2 3 12 18 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Final 2nd 6 4 1 1 36 7 Squad
United States 1984 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 11 13 Squad
South Korea 1988 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 10 10 Squad
Spain 1992 5th place game 5th 7 5 0 2 19 12 Squad
United States 1996 Final 2nd 7 5 0 2 17 9 Squad
Australia 2000 9th place game 9th 7 2 2 3 11 15 Squad
Greece 2004 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 20 13 Squad
China 2008 Final 2nd 7 5 0 2 12 8 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 5th place game 6th 6 2 2 2 10 15 Squad
Brazil 2016 Quarter-finals 5th 6 3 1 2 14 8 Squad
Japan 2020 Quarter-finals 8th 6 1 2 3 10 13 Squad
France 2024 3rd place game 4th 8 3 1 4 15 20 Squad
Total Best: 2nd place 19/25 127 42 28 57 253 207

World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 Final 2nd 6 3 1 2 6 4 N/A
Netherlands 1973 5th place game 5th 7 5 0 2 17 5 N/A
Malaysia 1975 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 10 16
Argentina 1978 5th place game 5th 8 5 1 2 11 5
India 1982 11th place game 11th 7 2 1 4 11 14
England 1986 5th place game 5th 7 4 1 2 14 16
Pakistan 1990 7th place game 8th 7 3 0 4 17 13
Australia 1994 9th place game 9th 7 2 2 3 10 9
Netherlands 1998 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 19 7 Squad
Malaysia 2002 11th place game 11th 9 4 2 3 17 15 Squad
Germany 2006 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 3 0 18 11 Squad
India 2010 5th place game 5th 6 4 0 2 14 8 Squad
Netherlands 2014 7th place game 8th 6 1 3 2 10 13 Squad
India 2018 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 6 7 Squad
India 2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 1 1 3 10 13 Squad
Belgium / Netherlands 2026 TBD
Total Best: 2nd place 15/16 99 45 19 35 190 156

EuroHockey Championship

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EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Belgium 1970 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 2 1 25 6
Spain 1974 Final 1st 6 5 1 0 12 1
West Germany 1978 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 12 13
Netherlands 1983 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 27 12
Soviet Union 1987 7th place game 7th 7 2 2 3 18 12
France 1991 5th place game 5th 7 4 0 3 13 10
Republic of Ireland 1995 7th place game 8th 7 3 1 3 13 11
Italy 1999 5th place game 5th 7 5 1 1 22 7
Spain 2003 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 28 14
Germany 2005 Final 1st 5 4 0 1 16 10
England 2007 Final 2nd 5 1 2 2 14 11
Netherlands 2009 3rd place game 4th 5 3 0 2 14 9
Germany 2011 Group stage 6th 5 3 0 2 12 10
Belgium 2013 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 19 10
England 2015 Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 13 12
Netherlands 2017 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 8 10
Belgium 2019 Final 2nd 5 2 1 2 11 16
Netherlands 2021 Group stage 5th 5 2 0 3 17 12
Germany 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
Pakistan 1978 5th 4 0 1 3 7 15
Pakistan 1980 6th 6 1 2 3 8 16
Pakistan 1981 5th 5 1 1 3 9 19
Netherlands 1982 did not participate
Pakistan 1982
Pakistan 1984 6th 5 0 1 4 7 15
Australia 1985 did not participate
Pakistan 1986
Netherlands 1987 6th 7 1 1 5 6 14
Pakistan 1988 5th 5 1 1 3 4 10
West Germany 1989
until
Pakistan 1992
did not participate
Malaysia 1993 5th 6 1 0 5 7 16
Pakistan 1994 5th 6 1 2 3 13 18
Germany 1995 did not participate
India 1996 5th 6 1 2 3 11 16
Australia 1997 3rd 6 3 1 2 16 12
Pakistan 1998 5th 6 2 1 3 16 17
Australia 1999 4th 6 2 1 3 10 12
Netherlands 2000 4th 6 2 1 3 8 8
Netherlands 2001 did not participate
Germany 2002
Netherlands 2003
Pakistan 2004 1st 6 5 0 1 21 9
India 2005 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 14
Spain 2006 3rd 6 2 3 1 15 13
Malaysia 2007 5th 8 4 2 2 25 17
Netherlands 2008 2nd 6 3 1 2 15 11
Australia 2009 5th 6 1 2 3 22 28
Germany 2010 5th 6 2 2 2 16 19
New Zealand 2011 2nd 6 4 0 2 20 10
Australia 2012 Withdrew
India 2014 did not participate
United Kingdom 2016
Netherlands 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
Malaysia 2001 did not participate
South Africa 2003 1st 6 5 0 1 22 12
Belgium 2007
until
Malaysia 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.[3]

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 Spain Club de Campo
15 GK Luis Calzado (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24) 40 Spain Real Club de Polo

2 DF Alejandro Alonso (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) 92 Spain Tenis
5 DF Jordi Bonastre (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24) 72 Spain Atlètic Terrassa
8 DF Pepe Cunill (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) 59 Spain Atlètic Terrassa
17 DF Marc Recasens (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25) 89 Spain Real Club de Polo
19 DF Marc Vizcaino (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 16 Spain Atlètic Terrassa
24 DF Ignacio Rodríguez (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) 119 Spain Club de Campo

6 MF Xavier Gispert (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25) 76 Spain Club Egara
7 MF Rafael Vilallonga (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22) 47 Spain Club de Campo
11 MF Gerard Clapés (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24) 66 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
14 MF Marc Miralles (Captain) (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 27) 114 Netherlands Bloemendaal
26 MF Bruno Font (2004-11-15) 15 November 2004 (age 20) 24 Spain Junior FC

9 FW Álvaro Iglesias (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) 230 Spain Club de Campo
10 FW José Basterra (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) 72 Spain Club de Campo
12 FW Marc Reyné (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25) 64 Spain Real Club de Polo
18 FW Joaquín Menini (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 33) 63 Netherlands Rotterdam
21 FW Borja Lacalle (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 23) 53 Spain Club de Campo
23 Eduard De Ignacio-Simo (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) 26 Spain 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 Germany Mannheimer HC v.  Belgium, 1 June 2024

DF Pau Cunill (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24) 44 Spain Atlètic Terrassa v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024

MF Enrique González (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) 188 Spain Club de Campo v.  Germany, 12 June 2024
MF César Curiel (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 33 Spain Complutense v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024

FW Pere Amat (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20) 20 Spain Club Egara v.  Germany, 12 June 2024
FW Andreas Rafi (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) 31 Germany Mannheimer HC v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024
FW Antonio Sanz (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29) 18 Spain 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. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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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