Juan Fernández la Villa (born 4 June 1985) is a former

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player who played for the Spain national team. He played club hockey for Club de Campo in

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and was a member of the Spanish National Team that claimed the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. He also competed for the

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in the men's tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He studied for a degree in Medicine at the

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* * * 1985 births Living people Spanish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Spain 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Sportspeople from Oviedo Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga sportsmen Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players Complutense University of Madrid alumni {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub