Stuart Head
British field hockey player
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Stuart Head (born 1973) is a British former field hockey player.
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| Born | 1973[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1999 | East Grinstead | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| – | England & Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Head was educated at Copthorne School in Copthorne, West Sussex, where he was the captain of the hockey club and head boy. He was selected for the England U16 team in 1988.[1]
Head played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League[2] and while at the club represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur[3][4]
He left East Grinstead to join Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season.[5] He was a travelling reserve for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[6]
After a competitive playing career, Head coached field hockey at Epsom College alongside former teammate Michael Johnson.[7]
