Moritz Fürste (born 28 October 1984) is a German

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the

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and

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as well as at the

2006 World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

. He played at the Uhlenhorster Hockey Club in

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from 1989 till 2012. He was captain of the team. He has guided his team to success in the

Euro Hockey League The Euro Hockey League is an annual men's field hockey cup competition organized by the EHF for the very top field hockey clubs in Europe. The competition was launched at the start of the 2007-08 field hockey season when it merged and replaced th ...

on three occasions, winning the title in 2007–08, 2009–10 and 2011–12. Fürste also helped his team to a second-place finish in the competition in the 2008–09 Season, when they were defeated by

HC Bloemendaal Hockey Club Bloemendaal (), commonly known as Bloemendaal, is a Dutch field hockey club based in Bloemendaal, North Holland. It was established on 26 April 1895, and is one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands. Originally, the club a ...

of The Netherlands. Since 2012 he is playing at Spanish

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. After retiring after season 2018-2019 he just signed a new deal with Royal Beerschot THC in Belgium for 1 season. Moritz Fürste was named as the Euro Hockey League's Most Valuable Player in the 2007–08 and 2009–10 seasons. At the 2011 European Championship, he got the Award as Most Valuable Player of the tournament. After his nomination in 2010 and 2011 Fürste was named the

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in 2012.

Hockey India League

At the inaugural season of the

Hockey India League Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, ...

, Fürste was named one of the six marquee players. At the player's auction, he was bought by

Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Rhinos (abbreviated as RR) was a field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that played in the Hockey India League. The team won the inaugural season of Hockey India League defeating Delhi Waveriders by 2-1. It is owned by Patel-Uniexce ...

for 75,500, with his base price being 25,000. He captained the team to a first-place finish in the season. In the second season, the Rhinos finished third. Following the franchise's withdrawal from the League, the entire team was drafted under a new franchise and team named

Ranchi Rays Ranchi Rays (RCR) is an Indian field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competes in the Hockey India League (HIL). It was announced as the newest team to replace the defunct Ranchi Rhinos on 25 October 2014. It is owned by Indian cric ...

, for the third season. Fürste, however, pulled out of the tournament to represent his country at the 2015 Indoor World Cup. At the 2015 players' auctions, he was bought by

Kalinga Lancers Kalinga Lancers (abbreviated as KAL) is a field hockey team based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha that plays in the Hockey India League. It is jointly owned by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfield Limit ...

for 105,000, from a base price of 30,000. His team finished fifth in the round-robin stage and failed to enter the knock-outs. In the 2016 season, he scored the team's lone goal in a 6–1 loss to

Punjab Warriors Jaypee Punjab Warriors (abbreviated as JPW) is a field hockey team based in Chandigarh, Punjab that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by Jaypee Group. Former Australian coach Barry Dancer serves as the head coach for the team while f ...

in the final. Reaching the final again in the 2017 season, he scored twice from penalty corner in the final, in the 30th and 59th minutes to beat

Dabang Mumbai Dabang Mumbai (abbreviated as DBM) is a field hockey team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, that plays in the Coal India Hockey India League (HIL). The aim is to build a team for the eight-time Olympic Champions, India be able to compete ...

4–1. With 12 goals that included 11 penalty corner conversions and one field goal to his name, he emerged as the tournament's top-scorer alongside teammate

Glenn Turner Glenn Maitland Turner (born 26 May 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel. Early life Glenn Turner was born in Dune ...

Hyrox

Fürste co-founded HYROX, a fitness competition format, together with Christian Toetzke in 2017. Every competition starts with a 1 km run, followed by one functional movement, and these two elements are repeated eight times. Initially started in Germany, the competition has since expanded worldwide. A network of Hyrox-affiliated gyms has also been established.

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Moritz Fürste
at the ''Deutscher Hockey-Bund'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Furste, Moritz 1984 births Living people German male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Germany Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players from Hamburg Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics German expatriate sportspeople in India Uhlenhorster HC players Hockey India League players 21st-century German people 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players