Dan Coultas

Dan Coultas

Personal information
Born	(1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 36) Beverley, England
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
2008–2012	Durham Unv
2012–2013	Cannock
2013–2015	Holcombe
2015–2017	Edinburgh Univ
2017–2020	Grange
2020–2025	Watsonians
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2011–2021	Scotland	71
2014–2021	Great Britain	3
Medal record Representing   Scotland European Championship II 2011 Vinnytsia Team 2015 Prague Team 2021 Gniezno Team

Daniel Coultas (born 22 August 1989) ^[1] is a Scottish former field hockey player who represented the Scotland men's national field hockey team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in addition to playing for Great Britain.

Biography

Coultas was educated at Driffield Junior School and Driffield School and studied at Durham University and the University of Edinburgh. ^[2]

While at university he played for Durham University Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League ^[3] and won a bronze medal with Scotland at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. ^[4]

He then played for Cannock Hockey Club and Holcombe Hockey Club respectively. ^[5] While at Holcombe in 2014, he received his first GB cap, ^[6] was selected as a member of Team Scotland that competed in the men's tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ^{[7] [8]} and won another bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Prague.

Shortly after the Prague bronze, he started a master's degree at Edinburgh, and subsequently played for Edinburgh University Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership before moving on to Grange Hockey Club after finishing his degree. In July 2020, he joined Watsonian Hockey Club as a player/coach ^{[9] [10]} and in 2021 he helped Scotland win the silver medal at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, Poland. ^[11]

As of 2025, he was a physical education teacher at George Watson's College and was a coach with HPC Hockey. ^[12]

References

1. "Test Matches 2015: SCO v WAL (M)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
2. "Scotland senior team men profile". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
3. "University of Exeter Hockey: Premier Class". University of Exeter. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
4. "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
5. "NOW: Pensions Men's Premier League. Preview, Part 2". Top of the D. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
6. "Coultas and Grassick set for GB debuts". The Hockey Paper. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
7. "Glasgow 2014: Final Team Scotland picks announced". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
8. "Glasgow 2014: Scotland's Commonwealth Games team". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
9. "Dan Coultas Joins Watsonians". Watsonian Hockey Club. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
10. "Hockey – Coultas is new player/coach at Watsonians". Edinburgh Reporter. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
11. "Exciting Scotland Squad Announced For 2021 EuroHockey Championships II". Great Britain Hockey. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
12. "HPC (Scotland) Sunday Hockey Academy in Perth". HPC Scotland. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2025.