Spain men's national field hockey team

Spain
Spain
Nickname(s)Redsticks
AssociationRoyal Spanish Hockey Federation
(Real Federación Española de Hockey)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachMaximiliano Caldas
Assistant coach(es)Alejandro Iglesias
ManagerCésar Hernández
CaptainÁlvaro Iglesias
Most capsQuico Cortés (323)[1]
Top scorerSanti Freixa (126)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Steady (13 August 2024)[2]
Highest3 (2006, 2008–2009)
Lowest11 (March 2015 – June 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances19 (first in 1928)
Best result2nd (1980, 1996, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result2nd (1971, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (1974, 2005)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 3 1
World Cup 0 2 1
EuroHockey Championships 2 3 1
Champions Trophy 1 2 3
Total 3 10 6
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1971 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 1998 Utrecht
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Madrid
Gold medal – first place 2005 Leipzig
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 2007 Manchester
Silver medal – second place 2019 Antwerp
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Brussels
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2004 Lahore
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Auckland
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Adelaide
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Terrassa

The Spain men's national field hockey team represents Spain in international men's field hockey competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.

Spain has competed in every European Championship or World Cup, and has qualifyed consistently since 1960 for the Olympic Games. They also have won medals in these three main international competitions: six at European Championships (two-time winners), three at World Cups (two-time finalists) and four at Olympic Games (three silvers and a bronze).

  1. ^ "Alegre, Oliva, Quemada y Cortés se despiden con orgullo de la selección". sport.es (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.