Alex Fàbregas

Alexandre "Alex" Fàbregas i Carné (born 25 October 1980 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former Spanish field hockey player who played for the Spain national team as midfielder.

Alex Fàbregas
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Fàbregas i Carné
Born25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) (age 39)
Barcelona, Spain
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
European Championship
2005 LeipzigTeam
2007 ManchesterTeam
Champions Trophy
2004 LahoreTeam
2011 AucklandTeam
2005 ChennaiTeam
2006 TerrassaTeam
Champions Challenge
2003 Johannesburg Team
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fàbregas and the second or maternal family name is Carné.

He finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of the Spanish team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played club hockey for Real Club de Polo in his hometown of Barcelona.

He was the target of death threats and insults on Twitter during the 2012 Olympic Games after stating that he played for Spain because he "had no other choice".[1]

References
  1. "London 2012: Spain hockey star targeted by online death threats". The Guardian. 7 August 2012.
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