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2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
The 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League was the second season of the Pro League, the premier men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2020 and finished in June 2021. Format changes The home and away principle was kept but this principle is split over two consecutive seasons from this season onwards and works according to the following example: *in season 2020-21, Team A hosted Team B twice within a couple of days *in season 2021-22:, Team B will host Team A twice within a couple of days COVID-19 pandemic interruption Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, Hockey Australia decided to suspend all international travels for its national teams until further notice in early March. Later Hockey New Zealand took the same decision. Once declared as a pandemic on 11 March, the FIH and all participating National Associations involved in the competition decided to put all the matches scheduled until 15 April on hold. Furthermore, it was agreed that the current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hendrickx
Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays for Dutch club Pinoké and the Belgian national team as a defender. Playing with thY1 HockeyLTD X, Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium. International career Junior national teams Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff. He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the Junior World Cup. Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth. Senior national team Hendrickx made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2012, at the Champions Trophy. He was a reserve player at the 2016 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mink Van Der Weerden
Mink Alphons Louis van der Weerden (; born 19 October 1988) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for German Bundesliga club Rot-Weiss Köln. He started playing hockey at HCAS and has since also played for Oranje Zwart and Oranje-Rood. He joined Rot-Weiss Köln in the summer of 2020. Van der Weerden made his debut for the national team in 2010 and has since played in three Olympic Games, two World Cups and three European Championships. He studies physiotherapy. Club career Van der Weerden took up field hockey aged 10 in 2000 following his mother at HCAS. Later he moved to Oranje Zwart. After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC he signed a four-year contract for the newly formed club HC Oranje-Rood. On 29 January 2020 it was announced he would join Rot-Weiss Köln at the end of the season. In the 2021–22 season he won his second Bundesliga title in a row. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Iglesias (field Hockey)
Álvaro Iglesias Marcos (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for División de Honor club Club de Campo and the Spain national team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. International career Álvaro played for the Spain U21 team from 2013 until 2014 before he made his debut for the main team in 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth at the 2018 World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting righ .... He scored two goals in three games in that tournament. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the Province of Valencia, province of the same name. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Crown of Aragon, Aragonese Christian conquest took place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Betero
Estadio Betero is a sports and leisure venue located in Valencia, in Spain. It is currently mainly used for field hockey matches and matches organized for major competitions. In the past, the stadium has hosted the following major tournaments: * 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 - 25 February – 3 March 2013 * 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals - 10 – 21 June 2015 * 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 - 4 – 12 February 2017 * 2019 Men's FIH Pro League - 19 January – 15 March 2019 * 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League - 24 January 2020 – 6 February 2021 * 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League - 4 February – 18 May 2022 * 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup - 10 – 17 December 2022 Its location is Carrer de Campillo de Altobuey, 1 in Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Rühr
Jan Christopher Rühr (born 19 December 1993) is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Rot-Weiss Köln and the Germany national team. Rühr was awarded the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award in 2013 and 2015. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. He was educated at Seaford College. Career Rühr played in his childhood as his 3 older siblings at Kahlenberger HTC, he played in the youth of Uhlenhorst Mülheim for 10 years and in the 2014–15 season in Hamburg for Club an der Alster for one year. He was voted "talent of the world" in January 2014, moved to Rot-Weiss Köln in 2015 and won the German field hockey championship in his first season with the Cologne team. In January 2016, he was voted the "Rising Star" (Best Youth Player of the World) for the second time. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau Quemada
Pau Quemada Cadafalch (born 4 September 1983) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays a forward for Belgian club Leuven. He played a total of 293 times for the Spanish national team from 2003 until 2021. Club career Quemada played club hockey in Spain for Club Egara before moving to Larensche Mixed Hockey Club in the Netherlands in 2005. He left them after one season because they were relegated. He decided to go to Belgium to play for KHC Leuven, where he played for three seasons, before returning to Spain to play for Real Club de Polo. Pau played there from 2009 until 2011, when he returned to Leuven. After eleven years away from Club Egara, he returned to the club in 2016. He returned to Leuven for a third period in Belgium after his retirement as an international player in 2021. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. He also competed for the team in the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament. Alongside thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Alegre
David Alegre Biosca (born 6 September 1984) is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder for the Spanish national team. Alegre was born in Terrassa and started playing hockey at age four at Club Egara and retired in 2021 at Real Club de Polo. He also played for the Uttar Pradesh Wizards and Oranje Zwart. His older brother Ramón was also a field hockey international for Spain. He played a total of 295 times for the Spanish national team from 2003 until 2021. Club career David played in Spain for Club Egara until 2009, when moved to the Netherlands to play for Oranje Zwart. After two seasons with Oranje Zwart, he returned to Spain to play for Real Club de Polo. He also represented the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League. International career Alegre made his debut for the Spain national team in 2003 against Germany. He finished in fourth position with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and in sixth at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Pruyser
Mirco Pruyser (born 11 August 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Amsterdam. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Dutch national team, where they finished fourth. International career He made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2014 and won his first medal with the national team at the 2015 European Championships. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0. He was the joint-topscorer with three other players at the tournament. After the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... he announced his retirement from the national team. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pruyser, Mirco 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Brinkman
Thierry Brinkman (born 19 March 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team. He is the son of former Dutch international Jacques Brinkman and the brother of Tim Brinkman, a Dutch football player. Club career Thierry started playing hockey at his local club SCHC, whom he left in 2010, to play in the youth ranks of SV Kampong. He made his debut for the first team aged seventeen in the 2012–13 season. In 2015 he transferred to Bloemendaal. With Bloemendaal, he won the 2017–18 Euro Hockey League. In his fourth season with Bloemendaal, he won his first Dutch national title by defeating his former club Kampong in the final. International career Junior national team Brinkman played for the junior national team at the 2013 Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India. At the tournament he scored six goals, helping the Netherlands to a bronze medal. Brinkman again represented the Netherlands at the Junior World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Schuurman
Glenn Schuurman (; born 16 April 1991) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender or midfielder. He played a total 159 matches from 2012 until 2021 for the Dutch national team and scored three goals. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Club career He was born in Boxtel in the Netherlands, where he started playing hockey for the local hockey club MEP. In 2009 he transferred to Bloemendaal where he won the Dutch national title in 2010. In the 2018–19 season, he won his second national title with Bloemendaal by defeating Kampong in the championship final. The lost championship final against Pinoké in the 2022–23 season was his last match in the Bloemendaal team as he retired. International career Schuurman made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2012 in a friendly match against England. The following tournament, the 2012 Champions Trophy, they finished second and he won his first medal with the national team. At the 2018 Champions Trop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akashdeep Singh
Akashdeep Singh (born 2 December 1994) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League and the India hockey team. Career Born in Verowal, Tarn Taran, Punjab, Singh started to play hockey in secondary school before joining the Guru Angad Dev Sports Club. He then joined the PAU Hockey Academy in Ludhiana in 2006 before joining the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar. In 2013, Singh was auctioned to the Delhi Waveriders of the Hockey India League. After three seasons with Delhi, Singh was signed by the Uttar Pradesh Wizards for $84,000. International Singh was the captain of the youth India hockey sides and has represented India senior side. He Played Olympics 2016 in Rio . He made 33 international goals. Singh has represented India in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, he was awarded the player of the tournament award. References External links Akashdeep Singhat Hockey India Hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
