Spain national roller hockey team

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.

Spain national roller hockey team
Nickname(s)La Roja
AssociationReal Federación Española de Patinaje
ConfederationWorld Skate Europe
Head coachAlejandro Domínguez
Ranking
Ranking3rd
First international
  Switzerland 1–2 Spain
(Lisboa, Portugal; 18 May 1947)

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
Player Position Born Club
Jordi AdroherFW1984 Benfica
Ignacio AlabartDF/MF1996 Barcelona
Pau BargallóFW1994 Barcelona
Albert CasanovasDF/MF1985 Benfica
Sergio FernándezGK1985 Barcelona
Ferran FontFW1996 Sporting
Eduard LamasDF/MF1990 Liceo
Xavier MaliánGK1989 Liceo
Toni PérezFW1990 Sporting
Nil RocaDF/MF1997 Barcelona
  • Head coach: Alejandro Domínguez

Titles
  • Roller Hockey World Cup (17): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1989, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017
  • European Roller Hockey Championship (17): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018
  • Nations Cup (17): 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007

Competitive record

World Championship
YearPos.GPWDL
1936 Did not enter
1939 Did not enter
1947 3rd6312
1948 4th8512
1949 2nd7502
1950 4th9513
1951 1st10910
1952 3rd9612
1953 3rd9522
1954 1st141400
1955 1st7610
1956 2nd10721
1958 2nd9630
1960 2nd9801
1962 3rd9630
1964 1st9900
1966 1st9900
1968 2nd9711
1970 1st101000
1972 1st111100
1974 2nd11821
1976 1st111010
1978 2nd111001
1980 1st10811
1982 2nd151221
1984 4th9513
1986 2nd9801
1988 2nd9801
1989 1st8701
1991 6th8602
1993 4th7412
1995 3rd8602
1997 3rd8512
1999 2nd8611
2001 1st5410
2003 3rd6501
2005 1st6600
2007 1st6600
2009 1st6600
2011 1st6600
2013 1st6600
2015 2nd6501
2017 1st6600
2019 3rd6501

Source: [1]

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

See also
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