Peter Freitag
British field hockey player
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Peter C. Freitag (born Q1.1948) is a former British hockey international and coach.
Surrey, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
Q1.1948 Surrey, England | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1970–1978 | Old Kingstonians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| – | Great Britain | ||
| – | England | ||
Biography
Freitag studied at University of London and represented Middlesex at county level.[1] He played club hockey for Old Kingstonians Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[2]
In 1972 he was captain of England’s indoor team and joined Cranleigh School, where he helped the school improve their hockey profile.[3]
While at Old Kingstonians, Freitag was selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur[4][5] and was selected by England again for the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup.[6][7]
He later played for and became Vice President of the Old Cranleighan Hockey Club[8] and was assistant coach to the women national team for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[9]
He moved to Australia and coached Suburban Lions Hockey Club in Western Australia.[10]