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Viçens Ruiz

Viçens Ruiz

Spanish field hockey player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Torruela.

Viçens Ruiz Torruela (born 31 October 1991) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Real Club de Polo and the Spanish national team.

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[1]

Club career

Ruiz played for Club Egara until 2016 when he moved to the Netherlands to play for HGC.[2] He only played there for one season and returned to Club Egara.[3] In 2019, after he won the Spanish national title with Club Egara he left them for Real Club de Polo.[4]

International career

Ruiz has been playing for the national team since 2013 when he made his debut in 2013 EuroHockey Championships. He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth at the 2018 World Cup.[5] He scored one goal in three games in that tournament.[6] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Viçens Ruiz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Hockey: HGC haalt drie internationals uit Spanje HGC". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). Omroep West. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    "VICENÇ RUÍZ VUELVE AL EGARA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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    "Vicenç Ruiz fitxa pel RC Polo en la recerca de nous reptes professionals". terrassadigital.cat (in Catalan). Terrassa Digital. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO!". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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    "Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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    Gilmour, Rod (24 August 2019). "EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain". www.thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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