Roc Oliva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roc Oliva Isern | ||
| Born |
18 July 1989 Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Club de Polo | ||
| 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–present | Real Club de Polo | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |
| 2007–present | Spain | 163 | |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 24 October 2019 | |||
Roc Oliva Isern (born 18 July 1989), also known as "Metra", is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Real Club de Polo and the Spanish national team.
He played most of his career for Atlètic Terrassa HC but from the 2018-19 season onwards he played for Real Club de Polo.[1] His father Jordi and sister Georgina are also both Olympic hockey players.[2]
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.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ "Oliva a huge signing for Polo for 2018/19 season". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Roc Oliva Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Alegre y Oliva, novedades en e la selección de hockey hierba para el Preolímpico ante Francia". www.europapress.es (in Spanish). Madrid: Europa Press. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
- Roc Oliva at the International Hockey Federation
- Roc Oliva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Barcelona
- Spanish male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey forwards
- Olympic field hockey players of Spain
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players
- Atlètic Terrassa players
- Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players
- HGC players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players
- Expatriate field hockey players
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Spanish field hockey biography stubs