Spain men's national field hockey team

Spain
Nickname(s)	Redsticks
Association	Royal Spanish Hockey Federation; (Real Federación Española de Hockey)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Maximiliano Caldas
Assistant coach(es)	Eduardo Aguilar; Ramón Sala
Manager	César Hernández
Captain	Miguel Delas
Most caps	Quico Cortés (323)
Top scorer	Santi Freixa (126)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	9 (4 March 2022)
Highest	3 (2006, 2008–2009)
Lowest	11 (March 2015 – June 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances	18 (first in 1928)
Best result	2nd (1980, 1996, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1971)
Best result	2nd (1971, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1970)
Best result	1st (1974, 2005)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroHockey Championships
Champions Trophy

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 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[]

Summer Olympics[]

Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	Did not participate
1920	Did not participate
1928	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	8	Squad
1932	Did not participate
1936	Did not participate
1948	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	3	6	Squad
1952	Did not participate
1956	Did not participate
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
Total	Best: 2nd place	18/24	119	39	27	53	238	187	–

World Cup[]

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	Qualified
Total	Best: 2nd place	15/15	94	44	18	32	176	143	–

EuroHockey Championship[]

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	To be determined
Total	2 titles	18/18	107	59	14	34	294	186

Hockey World League[]

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
2016–17	6th	Final	5	2	0	3	6	13
Total	Best: 6th	Final	25	10	4	11	41	55

FIH Pro League[]

FIH Pro League record
Season	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019	7th	14	2	5	7	33	45
2020–21	9th	12	2	4	8	23	36	Squad
Total	Best: 7th	26	4	9	15	56	81

Champions Trophy[]

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	Did not participate
1984	6th	5	0	1	4	7	15
1985	Did not participate
1986	Did not participate
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[]

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.

Team[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named on 16 March 2022 for the FIH Pro League matches against Germany on 26 and 27 March 2022 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.^[4]

Caps updated as of 27 February 2022, after the match against India.

Head coach: Maximiliano Caldas

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Mario Garín	(1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 29)	68	Club de Campo
2	DF	Álex Alonso	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 23)	27	Tenis
4	DF	Ricardo Sánchez	(1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 29)	109	Club de Campo
6			(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 23)	9	Club Egara
7	FW	Enrique González	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 25)	136	Club de Campo
8	DF	Marc Recasens	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 22)	24	Club Egara
9	MF	Álvaro Iglesias	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 29)	165	Club de Campo
10	FW	José Basterra	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 25)	21	Club de Campo
12			(1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 22)	5	Real Club de Polo
14	MF	Marc Miralles (Captain)	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 24)	47	Real Club de Polo
15	MF	Jordi Bonastre	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 21)	5	Atlètic Terrassa
17	MF	Pepe Cunill	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 20)	12	Atlètic Terrassa
18	FW	Joaquín Menini	(1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 30)	4	Rotterdam
20	DF	Pau Cunill	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 22)	5	Atlètic Terrassa
21	GK		(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 25)	2
24	DF	Ignacio Rodríguez	(1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 25)	60	Club de Campo
29			(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 21)	2	Club Egara
31			(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 30)	2	Tenis
32			(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 19)	0
99			(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 20)	2

Recent call-ups[]

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		(1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 24)	2		v. Netherlands, 18 January 2022
GK	Quico Cortés	(1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 38)	323	Club Egara	2020 Summer Olympics

MF		(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 25)	65		v. India, 27 February 2022
FW	Eduard de Ignacio-Simó	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 22)	1		v. India, 27 February 2022
DF	Llorenç Piera	(1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 25)	56	Real Club de Polo	v. England, 5 February 2022
		(1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 26)	2		v. England, 5 February 2022
		(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 23)	2	Atlètic Terrassa	v. England, 4 February 2022
FW	Albert Béltran	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 28)	98	Klein Zwitserland	v. Netherlands, 18 January 2022
FW	Marc Boltó	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 26)	93	HGC	v. Netherlands, 18 January 2022
MF	David Alegre	(1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 37)	294	Real Club de Polo	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Pau Quemada	(1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 38)	293	Leuven	2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Miquel Delas	(1984-04-13) 13 April 1984 (age 37)	273		2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Marc Sallés	(1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 34)	258	Atlètic Terrassa	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Xavi Lleonart	(1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 (age 31)	221	Real Club de Polo	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Roc Oliva	(1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 32)	188	Real Club de Polo	2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Viçens Ruiz	(1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 30)	182	Real Club de Polo	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Josep Romeu	(1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 31)	152	Club Egara	2020 Summer Olympics

References[]

^ "Alegre, Oliva, Quemada y Cortés se despiden con orgullo de la selección". sport.es (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "Real Federación Española de Hockey – RFEH". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "Los Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para Sus Encuentros De La FIH Pro Legue Frente a Alemania". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

External links[]

[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.

[FIH_World_Rankings-2] "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[3] "Real Federación Española de Hockey – RFEH". Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[4] "Los Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para Sus Encuentros De La FIH Pro Legue Frente a Alemania". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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