Diego Arana Explained

Diego Arana
Full Name:Diego Arana Antoñanzas
Birth Date:12 September 1988
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain
Height:1.77 m[1]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Jolaseta
Youthclubs1:Jolaseta
Years1:2005–2011
Clubs1:Jolaseta
Years2:2011–2013
Clubs2:Club de Campo
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Jolaseta
Years4:2014–2016
Clubs4:Braxgata
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Tenis
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Pinoké
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Jolaseta
Years8:2019–2020
Clubs8:Herakles
Years9:2020–present
Clubs9:Jolaseta
Nationalyears1:2016–present
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:57
Nationalgoals1:13
Updated:28 February 2020

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.[2] 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.[3] After one season with Pinoké he returned to Jolaseta.[4] In June 2019, it was announced he would join Herakles in Belgium for the 2019–20 season.[5] He returned to Jolaseta after a half season to improve his chances for selection in the Spain squad.[6]

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.[7] [8] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARANA Diego . www.worldcup2018.hockey . . 26 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Brax Claim First Ever Playoff Place . ehlhockey.tv . . 26 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Rutger Marres verruilt Kampong voor Pinoké . hoofdklassehockey.nl . Hoofdklasse Hockey . 26 August 2019 . nl . 19 June 2017.
  4. Web site: El internacional Diego Arana regresa al Jolaseta . www.mundodeportivo.com . . 26 August 2019 . . es . 8 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Toussaint . Laurent . L’Herakles se renforce pour la saison prochaine . hockeybelgium.lesoir.be . Hockey Belgium . 26 August 2019 . fr . 7 June 2019.
  6. Web site: DHA (Jor. 10): Previa De La Jornada . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 28 February 2020 . es . 21 February 2020.
  7. Web site: LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO! . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 26 August 2019 . Spanish . 4 November 2018 . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060128/https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-del-mundo/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain. International Hockey Federation. 16.
  9. Web site: Gilmour . Rod . EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain . www.thehockeypaper.co.uk . The Hockey Paper . 26 August 2019 . 24 August 2019.