Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Richard Christopher Michael Wijtenburg-Smith | ||
Born |
Portsmouth, England | 28 September 1987||
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 |
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
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
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
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
- ^ "Richard Smith". England Hockey. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "EHL statistics". FixturesLive.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Richard Smith volgt Erik van Driel op bij HDM heren 1". hdmonline.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
- Richard Smith at Olympics.com
- Richard Smith at Olympedia
- Richard Smith at Team GB
- Richard Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Portsmouth
- English male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- British male field hockey players
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- Loughborough Students field hockey players
- Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players
- Guildford Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Men's Belgian Hockey League players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- HC Klein Zwitserland players
- English expatriate field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Male indoor hockey players
- 2011 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- Royal Racing Club Bruxelles players
- English field hockey coaches
- English field hockey biography stubs