Ricardo Sánchez (field hockey) explained

Ricardo Sánchez
Full Name:Ricardo Sánchez Herrero
Birth Date:4 December 1992
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Height:1.81 m
Position:Defender / midfielder
Currentclub:Club de Campo
Youthclubs1:Complutense
Years1:–2016
Clubs1:Complutense
Years2:2016–2018
Clubs2:Leuven
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Gantoise
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Complutense
Years5:2020–present
Clubs5:Club de Campo
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Spain U21
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalyears2:2014–2022
Nationalteam2:Spain
Nationalcaps2:124
Nationalgoals2:9

Ricardo Sánchez Herrero (born 4 December 1992) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Club de Campo. He played a total of 124 matches for the Spanish national team and scored ten goals from 2014 until 2022.

Club career

Complutense was the only club he ever played for until he moved to Belgium to play for Leuven in 2016.[1] In 2018, he switched to another Belgian club Gantoise.[2] After one season with Gantoise, he returned to Complutense.[3] In June 2020 it was announced he left Complutense for the other Madrid-based club Club de Campo.[4] In his second season at the club, Club de Campo won their first ever Spanish national title.[5]

International career

Sánchez made his debut for the senior national team in November 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. Initially, he was not selected for the 2018 World Cup but he replaced Miquel Delas later in the tournament who had to withdraw injured.[6] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8] In July 2023 he retired from the national team.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lodewyckx . Bertrand . Ricardo Sanchez, l'éloge du travail . hockeyvalues.com . Hockey Values . 26 August 2019 . fr.
  2. Web site: Toussaint . Laurent . Ricardo Sanchez, nouveau transfuge gantois . hockeybelgium.lesoir.be . Hockey Belgium . 26 August 2019 . fr . 5 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Ricardo Sánchez Regresa Al SPV-Complutense . www.rfeh.es . Reaal Federación Española de Hockey . 26 August 2019 . es . 10 June 2019.
  4. Web site: El 'Redstick' Ricardo Sánchez ficha por el Club de Campo . marca.com . . 30 June 2020 . es . 26 June 2020.
  5. Web site: El At.Terrassa cede la Liga MGS en casa (3-6) ante el Club de Campo . . 4 May 2021 . es.
  6. Web site: Injured Spain captain Miguel Delas to be replaced by Ricardo Sanchez . worldcup2018.hockey . . 26 August 2019 . 1 December 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 25 May 2021 . es . 25 May 2021.
  9. Web site: RICARDO SÁNCHEZ DEJA LA SELECCIÓN ESPAÑOLA “PARA PRIORIZAR OTRAS FACETAS DE MI VIDA” . es.