Nick Brothers
British field hockey player (born 1983)
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Nicholas Simon Brothers (born 19 August 1983) is a British former field hockey player who played for England.
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| Born | 19 August 1983 (age 43) Swindon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Brothers born in Swindon, England, was educated at Oakley Hall School in Cirencester and then Millfield where he was selected for the England U16 and U18 teams.[1] He studied at the University of Exeter and also played in Germany's Bundesliga for Schwarz-Weiß Neuss for one season.[1][2]
He played club hockey for Reading in the Men's England Hockey League after joining the team for the 2005/06 season.[3][4]
While at Reading he participated in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup and 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup. Brothers a part time investment banker with Nomura in London, was a travelling reserve for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[1] He was part of the silver medal-winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[5]
Brothers announced his retirement after the 2011/2012 season.[6][3]