Ricardo Sánchez (field hockey)


Ricardo Sánchez Herrero is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a defender for Club de Campo and the Spanish national team.

Club career

Complutense was the only club he ever played for until he moved to Belgium to play for Leuven in 2016. In 2018, he switched to another Belgian club Gantoise. After one season with Gantoise, he returned to Complutense. In June 2020 it was announced he left Complutense for the other Madrid based club Club de Campo.

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 withdrew injured. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.