Florian Fuchs
German field hockey player
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Florian Fuchs (born 10 November 1991) is a German former field hockey player who played as a forward.[1]
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Hamburg, Germany
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| Personal information | |||
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| Born |
10 November 1991 Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2016 | UHC Hamburg | ||
| 2016 | → Dabang Mumbai | ||
| 2016–2022 | Bloemendaal | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–2021 | Germany | 239 | (116) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||
Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[2] After the 2016 Summer Olympic, where he won the bronze medal, he transferred from Hamburg to Dutch club Bloemendaal.[3] In the 2018–19 season, he won his first national title by defeating Kampong in the Dutch championship final with Bloemendaal.[4] On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] Fuchs was named the FIH Young Player of the Year in 2012.[6]
In September 2021, Fuchs announced that he was retiring from international hockey.[7] After the following season he also retired from club hockey.[8] In his last season with Bloemendaal he won the Euro Hockey League and the Dutch national title.[9]
Honours
International
- Germany
- Summer Olympics gold medal: 2012
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2016
- EuroHockey Championship: 2011, 2013
- Champions Trophy, 2014
- Germany U21
Club
- UHC Hamburg
- Bloemendaal
