Spanish coach Dani Martín has announced his 18-man squad for the forthcoming Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy, which takes place in Auckland (New Zealand) from 3rd to 11th December.
The squad contains just one new face from the Spain side that competed in the EuroHockey Nations Championships over the summer, with Atlétic Terrassa midfielder Juan Carlos Ballbé joining the group.
As usual, the side contains many big name stars including feared attacking trio Edi Tubau, Santi Freixa and 2008 FIH Player of the Year Pol Amat. Other key individuals include siblings Ramon and David Alegre, penalty corner star Pau Quemada and combative midfielder Alex Fabregas.
With the London 2012 Olympics less then one year away, Dani Martin's team head to New Zealand determined to boost confidence after a disappointing 6th place finish in the Euro Nations event which took place in Monchengladbach.
Spain will be keen to rediscover the form which saw them claim Silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. However, they will need to produce top performances against Pool A rivals Great Britain, Pakistan and current world number 1 Australia if they are to reach the Semi Finals of the competition.
Spain squad for the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy
Alex Fábregas Real Club de Polo
Bosco Pérez Pla Club de Campo
David Alegre Real Club de Polo
Eduard Tubau Club de Campo
Francisco Cortés (GK) Club Egara
Juan Carlos Ballbé Atlétic de Terrassa
Juan Fernández Club de Campo
Manel Terraza Real Club de Polo
Marc Sallés Atlétic de Terrassa
Miguel Delás Atlétic de Terrassa
Pau Quemada Leuven
Pol Amat Club Egara
Ramón Alegre Kampong
Roc Oliva Atlétic de Terrassa
Santi Freixa Atlétic de Terrassa
Sergi Enrique Atlétic de Terrassa
Xavier Lleonart CD Terrassa
Xavier Trenchs (GK) Club de Campo
To see the full playing schedule for the tournament, please click here.
Source Material - RFEH Media Release
