The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in international women's field hockey competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.
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| Association | Real Federación Española de Hockey (Royal Spanish Hockey Federation) | ||
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
| Head Coach | Carlos García Cuenca | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Eduardo Aguilar | ||
| Manager | Raúl Gómez | ||
| Captain | María López | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 8  1 (13 August 2024)[1] | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1992) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (2018) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (1995, 2003) | ||
Spain is one of six national teams to have been crowned olympic champions, tournament they have qualifyed consistently since 1992. In the other two major tournaments, they have competed in every World Cup (except 1983 and 2014), and every European Championship, reaching nine semi-finals and winning three continental medals.
Tournament records
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Team
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editRoster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The squad was announced on 29 June 2024.[8]
Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 2 | DF | Laura Barrios | 4 September 2000 (aged 23) | 54 | 6 |  RC Polo
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| 4 | FW | Sara Barrios | 4 September 2000 (aged 23) | 42 | 7 | RC Polo
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| 7 | MF | Júlia Strappato | 16 January 2000 (aged 24) | 41 | 0 | Club de Campo
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| 8 | MF | Lucía Jiménez | 8 January 1997 (aged 27) | 179 | 23 |  Mannheim
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| 9 | DF | María López (Captain) | 16 February 1990 (aged 34) | 249 | 43 | Club de Campo
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| 10 | FW | Belén Iglesias | 6 July 1996 (aged 28) | 105 | 23 | Club de Campo
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| 11 | FW | Marta Segú | 22 June 1995 (aged 29) | 115 | 37 | RC Polo
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| 13 | DF | Constanza Amundson | 12 February 1998 (aged 26) | 41 | 1 | RC Polo
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| 14 | FW | Blanca Pérez | 17 September 2003 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | Club de Campo
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| 17 | DF | Lola Riera | 25 June 1991 (aged 33) | 205 | 146 | Sanse Complutense
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| 19 | FW | Begoña García | 19 July 1995 (aged 29) | 173 | 42 | Club de Campo
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| 20 | DF | Xantal Giné | 23 September 1992 (aged 31) | 202 | 15 | RC Polo
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| 21 | MF | Beatriz Pérez | 4 May 1991 (aged 33) | 261 | 53 | Club de Campo
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| 24 | MF | Alejandra Torres-Quevedo | 30 September 1999 (aged 24) | 93 | 7 | Club de Campo
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| 26 | GK | Clara Pérez | 26 July 2001 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 30 | FW | Patricia Álvarez | 4 March 1998 (aged 26) | 39 | 7 | RC Polo
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Notable players
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- María Carmen Barea
- Sonia Barrio
- Núria Camón
- Mercedes Coghen
- Gloria Comerma
- Celia Corres
- Natalia Dorado
- Nagore Gabellanes
- Marívi González
- Raquel Huertas
- Anna Maiques
- Silvia Manrique
- Elisabeth Maragall
- María Isabel Martínez
- Teresa Motos
- Silvia Muñoz
- Nuria Olivé
- Virginia Ramírez
- María Ángeles Rodríguez
- María Romagosa
- Maider Tellería
- Maria Jesus Rosa
See also
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edit- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Other – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "World Cup – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
- ^ "Champions Trophy – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
- ^ "Champions Challenge – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
- ^ "LISTA DE CONVOCADAS ABSOLUTA FEMENINA JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS PARÍS 2024". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
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