Ricardo Sánchez (field hockey)

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

Ricardo Sánchez Herrero (born 4 December 1992) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Club de Campo. He played a total of 124 matches for the Spanish national team and scored ten goals from 2014 until 2022.

Ricardo Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Sánchez Herrero
Born	(1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 32) Madrid, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender / midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club de Campo
Youth career
	Complutense
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2016	Complutense
2016–2018	Leuven
2018–2019	Gantoise
2019–2020	Complutense
2020–present	Club de Campo
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2013	Spain U21	10
2014–2022	Spain	124	(9)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Spain EuroHockey Championship 2019 Antwerp

Club career

Complutense was the only club he ever played for until he moved to Belgium to play for Leuven in 2016.^[1] In 2018, he switched to another Belgian club Gantoise.^[2] After one season with Gantoise, he returned to Complutense.^[3] In June 2020 it was announced he left Complutense for the other Madrid-based club Club de Campo.^[4] In his second season at the club, Club de Campo won their first ever Spanish national title.^[5]

International career

Sánchez made his debut for the senior national team in November 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. Initially, he was not selected for the 2018 World Cup but he replaced Miquel Delas later in the tournament who had to withdraw injured.^[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] In July 2023 he retired from the national team.^[9]