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2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
The 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League was the second season of the Men's FIH Pro League, Pro League, the premier Field hockey, men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2020 and finished in June 2021. Format changes The home and away principle was kept but this principle was split over two consecutive seasons from this season onwards and worked according to the following example: *in season 2020-21, Team A hosted Team B twice within a couple of days *in season 2021-22:, Team B will host Team A twice within a couple of days COVID-19 pandemic interruption Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreak of COVID-19, Hockey Australia decided to suspend all international travels for its national teams until further notice in early March. Later Hockey New Zealand took the same decision. Once declared as a pandemic on 11 March, the FIH and all participating National Associations involved in the competition decided to put all the matches scheduled until 15 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hendrickx
Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for La Gantoise HC, Gantoise and the Belgium men's national field hockey team, Belgian national team as a defender. Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium men's national field hockey team, Belgium. International career Junior national teams Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana men's national field hockey team, Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff. He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Junior World Cup. Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth. Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjorn Kellerman
Bjorn Kellerman (born 25 May 1990) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a forward. Club career Kellerman started playing hockey at Zeewolde. He then played for Amersfoort and in 2009 he moved to SCHC. After three seasons with SCHC he made a transfer to Rotterdam. With Rotterdam he won their first national title in the 2012–13 season. In 2015, he moved to Kampong, where he won the Euro Hockey League in his first season. In January 2022, he announced he would leave Kampong after seven years at the end of the season. International career Kellerman was a part of the Dutch squad which won the Indoor World Championship in 2015. He made his debut for the national team at the 2015 Hockey World League Final. He won the European title in 2017 and in June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0. In September 2021 he announced his retirement from the national team after he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc Oliva
Roc Oliva Isern (born 18 July 1989), also known as "Metra", is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Spanish national team. Oliva played most of his career for Atlètic Terrassa HC but from the 2018–19 season onwards he played for Real Club de Polo until his retirement in 2021. He also played for Amsterdam and HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. His father Jordi and sister Georgina are also both Olympic hockey players. He played a total of 189 times for the Spanish national team from 2007 until 2021. International career Oliva was a member of the Spanish National Team that claimed the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. After the 2016 Olympic Games, he did play for the national team for three years. In October 2019, he was brought back into the national team for the 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Iglesias (field Hockey)
Álvaro Iglesias Marcos (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for División de Honor club Club de Campo and the Spain national team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. International career Álvaro played for the Spain U21 team from 2013 until 2014 before he made his debut for the main team in 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth 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 .... He scored two goals in three games in that tournament. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, third-most populated municipality in the country, with 825,948 inhabitants. The urban area of Valencia has 1.5 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC as '. As an autonomous city in late antiquity, its militarization followed the onset of the threat posed by the Spania, Byzantine presence to the South, together with effective integration to the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo in the late 6th century. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Betero
Estadio Betero is a sports and leisure venue located in Valencia, in Spain. It is currently mainly used for field hockey matches and matches organized for major competitions. In the past, the stadium has hosted the following major tournaments: * 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 - 25 February – 3 March 2013 * 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals - 10 – 21 June 2015 * 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 - 4 – 12 February 2017 * 2019 Men's FIH Pro League - 19 January – 15 March 2019 * 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League - 24 January 2020 – 6 February 2021 * 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League - 4 February – 18 May 2022 * 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup - 10 – 17 December 2022 Its location is Carrer de Campillo de Altobuey, 1 in Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Rühr
Jan Christopher Rühr (born 19 December 1993) is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Rot-Weiss Köln and the Germany national team. Rühr was awarded the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award in 2013 and 2015. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. He was educated at Seaford College. Career Rühr played in his childhood as his 3 older siblings at Kahlenberger HTC, he played in the youth of Uhlenhorst Mülheim for 10 years and in the 2014–15 season in Hamburg for Club an der Alster for one year. He was voted "talent of the world" in January 2014, moved to Rot-Weiss Köln in 2015 and won the German field hockey championship in his first season with the Cologne team. In January 2016, he was voted the "Rising Star" (Best Youth Player of the World) for the second time. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and off ... [...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] |
David Alegre
David Alegre Biosca (born 6 September 1984) is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder for the Spanish national team. Alegre was born in Terrassa and started playing hockey at age four at Club Egara and retired in 2021 at Real Club de Polo. He also played for the Uttar Pradesh Wizards and Oranje Zwart. His older brother Ramón was also a field hockey international for Spain. He played a total of 295 times for the Spanish national team from 2003 until 2021. Club career David played in Spain for Club Egara until 2009, when moved to the Netherlands to play for Oranje Zwart. After two seasons with Oranje Zwart, he returned to Spain to play for Real Club de Polo. He also represented the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League. International career Alegre made his debut for the Spain national team in 2003 against Germany. He finished in fourth position with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and in sixth at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Pruyser
Mirco Pruyser (born 11 August 1989) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a forward for Amsterdam and the Dutch national team. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Dutch national team, where they finished fourth. Club career Pruyser started playing at MHC De Reigers in Hoofddorp, when he was fifteen years old me moved to Amsterdam, where he made his debut in the first team in 2008. In April 2023, he became the all-time top scorer for Amsterdam in the Hoofdklasse, with 214 goals. After the 2022–23 season he retired from playing top-level hockey. International career He made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2014 and won his first medal with the national team at the 2015 European Championships. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0. He was the joint-topscorer with three other players at the tournament. After the 2020 Summer Olympi ... [...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] |
Glenn Schuurman
Glenn Schuurman (; born 16 April 1991) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender or midfielder. He played a total 159 matches from 2012 until 2021 for the Netherlands men's national field hockey team, Dutch national team and scored three goals. He participated at the Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics. Club career He was born in Boxtel in the Netherlands, where he started playing hockey for the local hockey club MEP. In 2009 he transferred to HC Bloemendaal, Bloemendaal where he won the Dutch national title in 2010. In the 2018–19 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, 2018–19 season, he won his second national title with Bloemendaal by defeating SV Kampong, Kampong in the championship final. The lost championship final against Pinoké in the 2022–23 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, 2022–23 season was his last match in the Bloemendaal team as he retired. International career Schuurman made his debut for the Netherlands m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
