Spain national roller hockey team

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Spain
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Nickname(s)La Roja
AssociationReal Federación Española de Patinaje
Confederation World Skate Europe
Head coachAlejandro Domínguez
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Home colours
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Ranking
Ranking 3rd
First international
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(Lisboa, Portugal; 18 May 1947)

Spain national roller hockey team is the national team side of Spain at international roller hockey. It is one of the best teams of the world and has been dominating both the Rink Hockey World Championship and the Rink Hockey European Championship in the last decade.

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The Spain national side is Catalonia based, since roller hockey is specially popular in that Spanish region, although it also has first-class teams in other regions, like Galicia and Asturias.

Squad

PlayerPositionBornClub
Jordi Adroher FW1984 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Ignacio Alabart DF/MF1996 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Pau Bargalló FW1994 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Albert Casanovas DF/MF1985 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Sergio Fernández GK1985 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Ferran Font FW1996 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting
Eduard Lamas DF/MF1990 Flag of Spain.svg Liceo
Xavier Malián GK1989 Flag of Spain.svg Liceo
Toni Pérez FW1990 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting
Nil Roca DF/MF1997 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona

Titles

Competitive record

World Championship

YearPos.GPWDL
Flag of Germany.svg 1936 Did not enter
Flag of Switzerland.svg 1939 Did not enter
Flag of Portugal.svg 1947 3rd6312
Flag of Switzerland.svg 1948 4th8512
Flag of Portugal.svg 1949 2nd7502
Flag of Italy.svg 1950 4th9513
Flag of Spain.svg 1951 1st10910
Flag of Portugal.svg 1952 3rd9612
Flag of Switzerland.svg 1953 3rd9522
Flag of Spain.svg 1954 1st141400
Flag of Italy.svg 1955 1st7610
Flag of Portugal.svg 1956 2nd10721
Flag of Portugal.svg 1958 2nd9630
Flag of Spain.svg 1960 2nd9801
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 3rd9630
Flag of Spain.svg 1964 1st9900
Flag of Brazil.svg 1966 1st9900
Flag of Portugal.svg 1968 2nd9711
Flag of Argentina.svg 1970 1st101000
Flag of Spain.svg 1972 1st111100
Flag of Portugal.svg 1974 2nd11821
Flag of Spain.svg 1976 1st111010
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 2nd111001
Flag of Chile.svg 1980 1st10811
Flag of Portugal.svg 1982 2nd151221
Flag of Italy.svg 1984 4th9513
Flag of Brazil.svg 1986 2nd9801
Flag of Spain.svg 1988 2nd9801
Flag of Argentina.svg 1989 1st8701
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991 6th8602
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 4th7412
Flag of Brazil.svg 1995 3rd8602
Flag of Germany.svg 1997 3rd8512
Flag of Spain.svg 1999 2nd8611
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 1st5410
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 3rd6501
Flag of the United States.svg 2005 1st6600
Flag of Switzerland.svg 2007 1st6600
Flag of Spain.svg 2009 1st6600
Flag of Argentina.svg 2011 1st6600
Flag of Angola.svg 2013 1st6600
Flag of France.svg 2015 2nd6501
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2017 1st6600
Flag of Spain.svg 2019 3rd6501

Source: [1]

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References

  1. "Historial de resultados del Campeonato del Mundo". rink-hockey.net. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.