Roc Oliva

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

Roc Oliva Isern (born 18 July 1989), also known as "Metra", is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Spanish national team.

Roc Oliva

Personal information
Full name	Roc Oliva Isern
Born	(1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 36) Matadepera, Spain[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1993–2005	Atlètic Terrassa
Senior career
Years	Team
2005–2012	Atlètic Terrassa
2012–2014	Amsterdam
2014–2015	HGC
2015–2018	Atlètic Terrassa
2018–2021	Real Club de Polo
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2007–2021	Spain	189	(18)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team EuroHockey Championship 2007 Manchester Champions Trophy 2008 Rotterdam 2011 Auckland

Oliva played most of his career for Atlètic Terrassa HC but from the 2018–19 season onwards he played for Real Club de Polo until his retirement in 2021.^[2] He also played for Amsterdam and HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. His father Jordi and sister Georgina are also both Olympic hockey players.^[3] He played a total of 189 times for the Spanish national team from 2007 until 2021.^[4]

International career

Oliva was a member of the Spanish National Team that claimed the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.^[3] After the 2016 Olympic Games, he did play for the national team for three years. In October 2019, he was brought back into the national team for the 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers.^[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.^[6] On 28 May 2021 he had to withdraw from the squad because of his imminent fatherhood.^[7] He returned in the national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, after the Olympics he retired as a hockey player.^[8]