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Richard Smith (field hockey)

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Richard Smith
Personal information
Full name Richard Christopher
Michael Wijtenburg-Smith
Born (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 37)
Portsmouth, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club HDM (trainer-coach)
Youth career
City of Portsmouth
Senior career
Years Team
City of Portsmouth
Guildford
2006–2012 Loughborough Students
2012–2013 Racing Club de Bruxelles
2013–2020 Hampstead & Westminster
2020–2021 Klein Zwitserland
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 England & GB 120 (16)
Coaching career
2021–2024 Klein Zwitserland (assistant)
2024–present HDM
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach

Richard Christopher Michael Wijtenburg-Smith (born 28 September 1987) is an English field hockey coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Dutch Hoofdklasse club HDM.

International career

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Smith made his international debut in 2009.[1] He competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship with England.[2]

Club career

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He has played club hockey for Hampstead & Westminster, Loughborough, Guildford and City of Portsmouth, as well as for Racing Club de Bruxelles in Belgium.[3][4] On 16 June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in The Hague for the 2020–21 season as he moved to the Netherlands.[5] After one season in The Hague he retired from playing top-level hockey.[6]

Coaching career

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After his retirement, he became the assistant coach of his former team at Klein Zwitserland. In 2024 he was appointed as the head coach of HDM.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Smith". England Hockey. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ "EHL statistics". FixturesLive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Nieuwe aanwinsten van Klein Zwitserland geven de club weer een nieuwe impuls". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ Borcherts, Reemt (6 September 2021). "Hyper-ambitieus KZ zorgt in ieder geval voor spektakel op de transfermarkt". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Richard Smith volgt Erik van Driel op bij HDM heren 1". hdmonline.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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