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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Richard Christopher Michael Wijtenburg-Smith | ||
| Born |
28 September 1987 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 | |||
International career
editSmith 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
editHe 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
editAfter 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Richard Smith at Olympics.com
- Richard Smith at Olympedia
- Richard Smith at Team GB
- Richard Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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