Spain men's national field hockey team

Spain
Nickname(s)Redsticks
AssociationRoyal Spanish Hockey Federation
(Real Federación Española de Hockey)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachMaximiliano Caldas
Assistant coach(es)Bernardino Herrera
Borja Movellan
Oriol Torras
ManagerCésar Hernández
CaptainMarc Miralles
Most capsQuico Cortés (323)[1]
Top scorerSanti Freixa (126)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 6 1 (19 December 2025)[2]
Highest3 (2006, 2008–2009)
Lowest11 (March 2015 – June 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances19 (first in 1928)
Best result 2nd (1980, 1996, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result 2nd (1971, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1970)
Best result 1st (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 2
Champions Trophy 1 2 3
Total 3 10 7
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Team
1996 Atlanta Team
2008 Beijing Team
1960 Rome Team
World Cup
1971 Barcelona
1998 Utrecht
2006 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championships
1974 Madrid
2005 Leipzig
2003 Barcelona
2007 Manchester
2019 Antwerp
1970 Brussels
2025 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
2004 Lahore
2008 Rotterdam
2011 Auckland
1997 Adelaide
2005 Chennai
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 qualified 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).

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Olympic record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1908 did not participate
1920
1928 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
1932 did not participate
1936
1948 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad
1952 did not participate
1956
1960 3rd place game 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
1964 3rd place game 4th 9 4 3 2 18 9 Squad
1968 5th place game 6th 9 3 3 3 10 8 Squad
1972 7th place game 7th 9 3 4 2 11 11 Squad
1976 5th place game 6th 7 2 2 3 12 18 Squad
1980 Final 2nd 6 4 1 1 36 7 Squad
1984 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 11 13 Squad
1988 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 10 10 Squad
1992 5th place game 5th 7 5 0 2 19 12 Squad
1996 Final 2nd 7 5 0 2 17 9 Squad
2000 9th place game 9th 7 2 2 3 11 15 Squad
2004 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 20 13 Squad
2008 Final 2nd 7 5 0 2 12 8 Squad
2012 5th place game 6th 6 2 2 2 10 15 Squad
2016 Quarter-finals 5th 6 3 1 2 14 8 Squad
2020 Quarter-finals 8th 6 1 2 3 10 13 Squad
2024 3rd place game 4th 8 3 1 4 15 20 Squad
Total Best: 2nd place 19/25 127 42 28 57 253 207 –

World Cup

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1971 Final 2nd 6 3 1 2 6 4 N/A
1973 5th place game 5th 7 5 0 2 17 5 N/A
1975 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 10 16
1978 5th place game 5th 8 5 1 2 11 5
1982 11th place game 11th 7 2 1 4 11 14
1986 5th place game 5th 7 4 1 2 14 16
1990 7th place game 8th 7 3 0 4 17 13
1994 9th place game 9th 7 2 2 3 10 9
1998 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 19 7 Squad
2002 11th place game 11th 9 4 2 3 17 15 Squad
2006 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 3 0 18 11 Squad
2010 5th place game 5th 6 4 0 2 14 8 Squad
2014 7th place game 8th 6 1 3 2 10 13 Squad
2018 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 6 7 Squad
2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 1 1 3 10 13 Squad
/ 2026 Qualified
Total Best: 2nd place 16/16 99 45 19 35 190 156 –

EuroHockey Championship

EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1970 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 2 1 25 6
1974 Final 1st 6 5 1 0 12 1
1978 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 12 13
1983 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 27 12
1987 7th place game 7th 7 2 2 3 18 12
1991 5th place game 5th 7 4 0 3 13 10
1995 7th place game 8th 7 3 1 3 13 11
1999 5th place game 5th 7 5 1 1 22 7
2003 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 28 14
2005 Final 1st 5 4 0 1 16 10
2007 Final 2nd 5 1 2 2 14 11
2009 3rd place game 4th 5 3 0 2 14 9
2011 Group stage 6th 5 3 0 2 12 10
2013 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 19 10
2015 Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 13 12
2017 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 8 10
2019 Final 2nd 5 2 1 2 11 16
2021 Group stage 5th 5 2 0 3 17 12
2023 Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 14 14
2025 3rd place game 3rd 5 3 0 2 15 8
2027 Qualified
Total 2 titles 21/21 117 64 14 39 323 208

Hockey World League

World League record
Season Position Round Pld W D* L GF GA
2012–13 10th Semi-final 6 2 2 2 10 11
2014–15 10th Semi-final 7 2 1 4 13 15
2016–17 6th Semi-final 7 4 1 2 12 16
Final 5 2 0 3 6 13
Total Best: 6th Final 25 10 4 11 41 55

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
2019 7th 14 2 5 7 33 45 Squad
2020–21 9th 12 2 4 8 23 36 Squad
2021–22 7th 16 5 3 8 36 43 Squad
2022–23 5th 16 8 3 5 37 40 Squad
2023–24 7th 16 4 1 11 36 43 Squad
2024–25 3rd 16 8 3 5 39 28 Squad
Total Best: 5th 80 29 19 44 201 235

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1978 5th 4 0 1 3 7 15
1980 6th 6 1 2 3 8 16
1981 5th 5 1 1 3 9 19
1982 did not participate
1982
1984 6th 5 0 1 4 7 15
1985 did not participate
1986
1987 6th 7 1 1 5 6 14
1988 5th 5 1 1 3 4 10
1989
until
1992 		did not participate
1993 5th 6 1 0 5 7 16
1994 5th 6 1 2 3 13 18
1995 did not participate
1996 5th 6 1 2 3 11 16
1997 3rd 6 3 1 2 16 12
1998 5th 6 2 1 3 16 17
1999 4th 6 2 1 3 10 12
2000 4th 6 2 1 3 8 8
2001 did not participate
2002
2003
2004 1st 6 5 0 1 21 9
2005 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 14
2006 3rd 6 2 3 1 15 13
2007 5th 8 4 2 2 25 17
2008 2nd 6 3 1 2 15 11
2009 5th 6 1 2 3 22 28
2010 5th 6 2 2 2 16 19
2011 2nd 6 4 0 2 20 10
2012 Withdrew
2014 did not participate
2016
2018
Total 1 title 124 41 25 58 274 309

Champions Challenge

Champions Challenge record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2001 did not participate
2003 1st 6 5 0 1 22 12
2007
until
2014 		did not participate
Total 1 title 6 5 0 1 22 12
*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[3]

Head coach: Maximiliano Caldas

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
2 DF Alejandro Alonso (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 26) 117 Tenis
5 DF Jordi Bonastre (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 25) 88 Atlètic Terrassa
6 MF Xavier Gispert (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 26) 83 Canberra Chill
8 DF Marc Recasens (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 25) 113 Rotterdam
9 FW Álvaro Iglesias (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 32) 241 Club de Campo
10 FW José Basterra (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 28) 90 Royal Léopold
11 MF Gerard Clapés (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 24) 89 Oranje-Rood
12 FW Marc Reyné (Captain) (1999-05-18)18 May 1999 (aged 26) 83 Braxgata
14 MF Marc Miralles (1997-11-14)14 November 1997 (aged 27) 131 Bloemendaal
15 GK Luis Calzado (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 24) 61 Real Club de Polo
16 GK Rafael Revilla (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 (aged 27) 26 Club de Campo
17 DF Pepe Cunill (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 24) 81 Atlètic Terrassa
18 FW Joaquín Menini (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 (aged 33) 83 Rotterdam
21 FW Borja Lacalle (2001-05-21)21 May 2001 (aged 24) 71 Oranje-Rood
22 MF Pol Cabré-Verdiell (2003-04-22)22 April 2003 (aged 22) 18 Atlètic Terrassa
23 DF Marc Vizcaino (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 26) 27 HC 's-Hertogenbosch
26 MF Bruno Font (2004-11-15)15 November 2004 (aged 20) 46 Junior FC
28 FW Nicolás Álvarez (2003-01-04)4 January 2003 (aged 22) 19 Real Sociedad

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Adrian Rafi (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 54 Mannheimer HC v.  Belgium, 1 June 2024
DF Pau Cunill (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 44 Atlètic Terrassa v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024
MF Enrique González (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 188 Club de Campo v.  Germany, 12 June 2024
MF César Curiel (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 33 Complutense v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024
FW Pere Amat (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 20 Club Egara v.  Germany, 12 June 2024
FW Andreas Rafi (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 31 Mannheimer HC v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024
FW Antonio Sanz (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 18 Complutense v.  Argentina, 2 June 2024

See also

References

  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. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ "CONVOCATORIA CAMPEONATO DE EUROPA ABSOLUTO MASCULINO". rfeh.es (in Spanish). 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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