Tim Brand

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Tim Brand
Personal information
Full name Timothy Daniel Brand
Born (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)
Gouda, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Klein Zwitserland
Senior career
YearsTeam
2017–2018 NSW Waratahs
2019–2021 NSW Pride
2021–present Klein Zwitserland
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Australia U21 8 (1)
2018–present Australia 45 (18)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Bhubaneswar
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rockhampton
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Breda
Last updated on: 8 August 2022

Timothy Daniel Brand (born 29 November 1998) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland and the Australian national team. [1]

Contents

Brand was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Chatswood, New South Wales.

Club career

Brand previously played for the NSW Pride in the Hockey One. After the 2020 Summer Olympics he joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland. [2]

International career

He made his senior international debut in June 2018, in a test series against Germany. [3]

In June 2018, Brand was selected in the Australian national squad for the 2018 Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands. The team won the tournament, defeating India 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished a 1–1 draw. [4] Tim has been selected in the 2018 Australian Men's Hockey Team to participate at the World Cup, in Odisha 28-16 December.

Brand was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout. [5]

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References

  1. "Tim Brand". Hockey Australia . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. "Ook Klein Zwitserland Komt Met Versterkingen Richting Nieuwe Seizoen". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Kookaburras' Champions Trophy Team Confirmed". Hockey Australia . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. "Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018". FIH . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.