Ricardo Sánchez (field hockey)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.
Ricardo Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Sánchez Herrero
Born (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 28)
Madrid, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Club de Campo
Youth career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2016
2016–2018 Leuven
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–present Club de Campo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Spain U21 10
2014–present Spain 91 (9)
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Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Ricardo Sánchez Herrero (born 4 December 1992) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a defender for Club de Campo and the Spanish national team.

Club career[]

Complutense was the only club he ever played for until he moved to Belgium to play for Leuven in 2016.[1] In 2018, he switched to another Belgian club .[2] After one season with Gantoise, he returned to Complutense.[3] In June 2020 it was announced he left Complutense for the other Madrid-based club Club de Campo.[4] In his second season at the club, Club de Campo won their first ever Spanish national title.[5]

International career[]

Sánchez made his debut for the senior national team in November 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. Initially, he was not selected for the 2018 World Cup but he replaced Miquel Delas later in the tournament who had to withdrew injured.[6] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Lodewyckx, Bertrand. "Ricardo Sanchez, l'éloge du travail". hockeyvalues.com (in French). Hockey Values. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (5 June 2018). "Ricardo Sanchez, nouveau transfuge gantois". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Ricardo Sánchez Regresa Al SPV-Complutense". www.rfeh.es (in Spanish). Reaal Federación Española de Hockey. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "El 'Redstick' Ricardo Sánchez ficha por el Club de Campo". marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ "El At.Terrassa cede la Liga MGS en casa (3-6) ante el Club de Campo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Injured Spain captain Miguel Delas to be replaced by Ricardo Sanchez". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Gilmour, Rod (24 August 2019). "EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain". www.thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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