Dean Warren Couzins (born 9 June 1981 in
Christchurch
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) is a
field hockey
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player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team,
nickname
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d ''The Black Sticks'', in 2001 against
Malaysia
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. The defender played the latter part of 2005 for Dutch club Breda, returning to join the NZ team for the Oceania Cup in November. Dean joined Dutch club
SV Kampong
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Places and language
* El Salvador, ISO 3166-1 country code SV
* South Vietnam, an extinct state
* Svalbard, Norway, FIPS country code SV
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in 2006–2007 helping them to a successful first year in the Dutch first league.
International senior tournaments
* 2001 –
World Cup Qualifier
* 2002 –
World Cup
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* 2002 –
Commonwealth Games
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* 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
* 2003 –
Champions Challenge
* 2004 –
Olympic Qualifier
* 2004 –
Summer Olympics
* 2004 –
Champions Trophy
* 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
* 2006 –
Commonwealth Games
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* 2006 –
World Cup
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* 2007 –
Champions Challenge
* 2008 –
Olympic Games
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* 2012 –
Olympic Games
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References
Profile on New Zealand Hockey
External links
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1981 births
Living people
New Zealand male field hockey players
Male field hockey defenders
Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand
2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey players from Christchurch
SV Kampong players
Expatriate field hockey players
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Hockey India League players
Delhi Waveriders players
20th-century New Zealand people
21st-century New Zealand people