Richard Smith (field hockey)

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Richard Smith
Personal information
Full name Richard Christopher
Michael Wijtenburg-Smith
Born (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 36)
Portsmouth, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Klein Zwitserland
Youth career
City of Portsmouth
Senior career
YearsTeam
City of Portsmouth
Guildford
2006–2012 Loughborough
2012–2013 Racing Bruxelles
Hampstead
2020–present Klein Zwitserland
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 England & GB 113 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mönchengladbach
Last updated on: 18 July 2020

Richard Christopher Michael Wijtenburg-Smith (born 28 September 1987) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland.

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Smith made his international debut in 2009. [1] He competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship with England. [2]

Club career

He has played club hockey for Hampstead & Westminster, Loughborough, Guildford and City of Portsmouth, as well as for Royal Racing Club in Belgium. [3] [4] On 16 June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in The Hague for the 2020–21 season as he moved to the Netherlands. [5]

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References

  1. "Richard Smith". England Hockey. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. "EHL statistics". FixturesLive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. "Nieuwe aanwinsten van Klein Zwitserland geven de club weer een nieuwe impuls". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.