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Richard Smith (field hockey)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Christopher Michael Wijtenburg-Smith | ||
| Born | 28 September 1987 Portsmouth, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Klein Zwitserland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| City of Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| City of Portsmouth | |||
| Guildford | |||
| 2006–2012 | Loughborough | ||
| 2012–2013 | Racing Bruxelles | ||
| Hampstead | |||
| 2020–present | Klein Zwitserland | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | England & GB | 113 | (16) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 18 July 2020 | |||
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Richard Smith". England Hockey. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "EHL statistics". FixturesLive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Richard Smith at Olympics.com
- Richard Smith at Olympedia
- Richard Smith at Team GB
- at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)