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Santi Freixa
Spanish field hockey player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santiago "Santi" Freixa i Escudé (born 13 February 1983) is a Spanish field hockey coach and former player who played for the Spain national team as a forward.
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![]() Freixa in 2005 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Freixa Escudé | ||
Born |
(1983-02-13) 13 February 1983 (age 41) Terrassa, Spain | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Bloemendaal Men (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlètic Terrassa | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
0000–2006 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||
2007–2011 | Amsterdam | ||
2011–2012 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||
2012–2015 | Amsterdam | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2014 | Spain | 193 | (126) |
Coaching career | |||
2015–2017 | Netherlands Women (assistant) | ||
2016–2019 | Kampong Women | ||
2019-2021 | Amsterdam Men | ||
2021-Present | Bloemendaal Men (assistant) | ||
Medal record |
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In November 2015, Freixa received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth.[1]