Alan Sothern (born 28 July 1987) is an
Irish
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***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
field hockey
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player who plays as a forward for the
Pembroke Wanderers.
He competed for the
Ireland men's national field hockey team
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at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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.
Club career
Alan Sothern won two
Irish Hockey League titles with
Pembroke Wanderers in 2009 and 2010,
before he went abroad to play for
HC Den Bosch
Hockeyclub 's-Hertogenbosch, also known as Den Bosch, is a Dutch field hockey club based in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant. It was founded on 14 July 1937.
The first teams (men and women) both compete on the highest level of the Dutch field hocke ...
in the Netherlands. He left Den Bosch after one season to return to Pembroke Wanderers. He played for Racing Club de Bruxelles and Pembroke Wanderers again before joining La Gantoise in 2018.
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1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Irish male field hockey players
Male field hockey forwards
Olympic field hockey players of Ireland
Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club players
HC Den Bosch players
Men's Irish Hockey League players
Ireland international men's field hockey players
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles players
Men's Belgian Hockey League players
Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
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