The Spain men's national field hockey team represents
Spain
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, i ...
in international men's
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 ...
and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.
Spain has competed in every
World Cup
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since the first edition in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
. They have won the
EuroHockey Nations Championship
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twice and both the
Champions Trophy and
Champions Challenge once.
Tournament record
:''*Draws include matches decided on a
penalty shoot-out
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Team
Current squad
The following 22 players were named on 21 October 2022 for the
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*Men's FIH Pro League, a tournament in men's field hockey
*Women's FIH Pro League
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against
India
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and
New Zealand
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from 29 October to 6 November 2022 in
Bhubaneswar
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, India.
''Caps updated as of 6 November 2022, after the match against
India
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
See also
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Spain women's national field hockey team
The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions.
The team won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics at their first ever Olympic appearance in front of their home crowd in Terrassa, ...
*
Spain men's national under-21 field hockey team
The Spain men's national under-21 field hockey team represent Spain in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.
The team competes ...
References
External links
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FIH profile
{{National sports teams of Spain
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 ...
European men's national field hockey teams
National team men
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 ...