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2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final was the final stage of the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League, 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League. It took place between 1 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India. Australia men's national field hockey team, Australia won the tournament for a record second time after defeating Argentina men's national field hockey team, Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India men's national field hockey team, India won the third place match by defeating Germany men's national field hockey team, Germany 2–1. Qualification The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament. Results ''All times are local (Time in India, UTC+5:30).'' First round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Second round Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra Khetra'' and ''Ekamra Khetra'' (Area adorned with a mango tree). Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of many temples which are standing there. In contemporary times, the city is a hub of sports, tourism and IT in the country. Although the modern city of Bhubaneswar was formally established in 1948, the history of the areas in and around the present-day city can be traced to the 1st century BCE. It is a confluence of Hinduism, Hindu, Buddhism, Buddhist and Jainism, Jain heritage and includes several Kalinga architecture, Kalingan temples, many of them from 6th–13th century CE. With Puri and Konark, it forms the "Swarna Tribhuja" (), one of Eastern India's most visited destinations.Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra, ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaury Keusters
Amaury Keusters (born 1 October 1990) is a Belgian field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ... player who plays as a forward for Royal Herakles. He was part of the Belgian selection that placed for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amstelveen. After having played 100 matches for the national team since 2012, he announced his retirement from the national team in February 2019. References External links * 1990 births Living people Belgian male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Men's Belgian Hockey League players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Paredes
Matías Enrique Paredes (born 1 February 1982) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ducilo and the Argentine national team. Club career Paredes started his club career with Ducilo at age four in his native Argentina, before moving to Germany to play with UHC Hamburg in 2002. He then moved on to the Netherlands to play for Laren. He also played for SCHC in Bilthoven, Netherlands. International career Paredes made his debut for the national squad in 2001, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. With his national squad, Matías has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and four gold medals at the Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ... (2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Vila
Lucas Martín Vila (born 23 August 1986) is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a forward. He made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He played a total of 274 times for the Argentina national team until 2023. His older brothers Matías and Rodrigo were also field hockey players for Argentina. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Vila competed for Argentina in the men's tournament. Lucas won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and three medals at the Pan American Games. He was part of the Argentinian squad, which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018 he was selected for the 2018 World Cup which means he has played in four consecutive World Cups. He scored 1 goal in four matches in that tournament. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5–2 in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Rey
Matías Alejandro Rey (born 1 December 1984) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Argentine national team. Rey joined Real Club de Polo in Spain in 2005 and after fifteen consecutive seasons, he will return to Argentina at the end of 2020. International career He competed in the field hockey competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5–2 in the final. He was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2022 Men's Pan American Cup where he won his third Pan American Cup with the national team. References External links * * Matías Reyat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Verga
Valentin Verga (born 7 October 1989) is an Argentine-born Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Almere. Club career Verga has played his whole senior career for Amsterdam. In the Dutch winter break in 2017, he was the first Dutch player to play in the Malaysia Hockey League, he played for Terengganu. In the winter of 2019, he returned to Malaysia, this time he played for UniKL. After 17 years in Amsterdam he returned to Almere in 2024 where he played until he was 18 years old. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, winning a silver medal. He was also part of the Netherlands 2016 Summer Olympic team. His father Alejandro was also an Olympic hockey player, but for Argentina. In 2018, Verga played in his third World Cup, where they won the silver medal. Due to his decision to play in the 2019 Malaysia Hockey League, he was not selected for the 2019 FIH Pro League. After the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Brinkman
Thierry Brinkman (born 19 March 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Den Bosch and captains the Dutch national team. He is the son of former Dutch international Jacques Brinkman and the brother of Tim Brinkman, a Dutch footballer. Club career Thierry started playing hockey at his local club SCHC, whom he left in 2010, to play in the youth ranks of SV Kampong. He made his debut for the first team aged seventeen in the 2012–13 season. In 2015 he transferred to Bloemendaal. With Bloemendaal, he won the 2017–18 Euro Hockey League. In his fourth season with Bloemendaal, he won his first Dutch national title by defeating his former club Kampong in the final. After nine years at Bloemendaal, he moved to Den Bosch where he signed a contract until 2028. International career Junior national team Brinkman played for the junior national team at the 2013 Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India. At the tournament he scored s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric Charlier
Cédric Daniel André Charlier (born 27 November 1987) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgian national team. He played 381 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024. Club career Charlier started playing hockey at Uccle and played there until he was 19 years old, when he went to Racing Bruxelles. In July 2019, he made a transfer to Dragons. After he won the Belgian national title with Dragons in the 2020–21 season he returned to Racing. In his first season back at Racing he won the league title again. International career At the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgian men's team that won the silver medal. Charlier also won silver with Belgium at the 2013 EuroHockey Championship on home ground in Boom and at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen. In 2019, he finally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Van Aubel
Florent Van Aubel (born 25 October 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Pinoké. He played 301 matches for the Belgian national team from 2012 until 2024. Club career In 2010, he won the Golden Stick from the Belgian Hockey Association in the category of male junior players. In 2011 he was nominated by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for best young player of the year. Also, Florent van Aubel participated with his club KHC Dragons at the Euro Hockey League. In 2012, he also played at the Euro Hockey League and finished third. After 13 years at Dragons he left Belgium in 2022 to play for Pinoké in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. In his first season at Pinoké, he won the national title which was the first league title for Pinoké. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament where Belgium ended fifth. Van Aubel became European vice-champion with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Arana
Diego Arana Antoñanzas (born 12 September 1988) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Jolaseta and the Spanish national team. Club career Arana played in Spain for Jolaseta and Club de Campo until 2014, when he moved to Belgium to play for Braxgata. In the 2015–16 season he helped them claim their first-ever play-off place in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. After two seasons in Belgium he returned to Spain to play for Tenis. In 2017 he left Spain again, this time he went to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké. After one season with Pinoké he returned to Jolaseta. In June 2019, it was announced he would join Herakles in Belgium for the 2019–20 season. He returned to Jolaseta after a half season to improve his chances for selection in the Spain squad. International career Arana made his debut for the senior national team in December 2016 in a test match against Ireland. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique González (field Hockey)
Enrique Mateo González de Castejón Velilla (born 26 April 1996) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Club de Campo and the Spanish national team. International career Junior national teams González was a part of the Spain squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He played in two Junior World Cups. He was named the best player of the 2016 Junior World Cup. Senior national team González made his debut for the senior national team in November 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in l .... At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the senior team as they finished second. On 25 May 2021, he was sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau Quemada
Pau Quemada Cadafalch (born 4 September 1983) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays a forward for Belgian club Leuven. He played a total of 293 times for the Spanish national team from 2003 until 2021. Club career Quemada played club hockey in Spain for Club Egara before moving to Larensche Mixed Hockey Club in the Netherlands in 2005. He left them after one season because they were relegated. He decided to go to Belgium to play for KHC Leuven, where he played for three seasons, before returning to Spain to play for Real Club de Polo. Pau played there from 2009 until 2011, when he returned to Leuven. After eleven years away from Club Egara, he returned to the club in 2016. He returned to Leuven for a third period in Belgium after his retirement as an international player in 2021. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. He also competed for the team in the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament. Alongside t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
