Career
National team
Amat made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1995 before being selected for the Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta Olympics in 1996. That year, Spain won silver with Amat playing alongside legends such as Juan Escarré and Javier Arnau. After competing for Spain men's national field hockey team, Spain in both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics, he won another silver medal in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing 2008. He was also part of the Spanish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The striker won his first major title with the Spaniards at the 2004 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey), 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore. Arguably Amat's finest hour came in the final of the 2005 European Nations Cup. With Spain trailing Netherlands men's national field hockey team, Netherlands 2–1, Santi Freixa grabbed an equaliser with less than three minutes to go. The stage was set for Amat, who produced two goals in less than a minute to seal a 4–2 victory, giving Spain a title that had eluded them for 31 years. Amat also scored a memorable golden goal at the 2006 World Cup when he brilliantly flicked the ball over the South Korean goalkeeper to claim the bronze medal for Spain.References
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amat, Pol 1978 births Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic field hockey players for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Spanish male field hockey players Field hockey players from Barcelona Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Club Egara players Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate field hockey players