Marc Salles
Spanish field hockey player
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Marc Sallés Esteve (born 6 May 1987[1]) is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder for the Spanish national team.
Terrassa, Spain
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| Full name | Marc Sallés Esteve | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 May 1987 Terrassa, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Atlètic Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | CD Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998– | Atlètic Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Oranje Zwart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Club de Campo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2021 | Spain | 258 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[2]
Personal life
As of 2012, Salles studies Business Administration[2] Salles is 141 pounds (64 kilograms) in weight, 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall and is right-handed.[2]
Career
Salles is coached by national coach Daniel Martin. He played for Atletic de Terrassa, in Terrassa, Catalonia[2] until 2009 and from 2011 until 2018. After playing one season for Club de Campo, he returned to Atlètic Terrassa for the 2019–20 season.[3]
Marc Sallés winning goal against France in August 2011 at the 2011 EuroHockey Championship secured A division status for Spain in 2013.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the field hockey men's tournament but did not score.[5] In August 2019, he was selected in the Spain squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–0 to Belgium in the final.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8] He retired after the 2023–24 season.[9]
