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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 competitions. It 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)Alejandro Iglesias
ManagerCésar Hernández
CaptainÁlvaro Iglesias
Most capsQuico Cortés (323)[1]
Top scorerSanti Freixa (126)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Steady (19 December 2024)[2]
Highest3 (2006, 2008–2009)
Lowest11 (March 2015 – June 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances19 (first in 1928)
Best resultSilver 2nd (1980, 1996, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best resultSilver 2nd (1971, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best resultGold 1st (1974, 2005)

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 26) 76 Spain  Club Egara
7 MF Rafael Vilallonga (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23) 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 28) 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 25) 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. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 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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