Florencia Amundson

Florencia Amundson Téves (born 12 February 1998)[1] is a Spanish field hockey player.[2]

Florencia Amundson
Personal information
Full name Florencia Amundson Téves
Born (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998
Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Real Club de Polo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Spain U–18 10 (7)
2016–2019 Spain U–21 19 (4)
2021– Spain 11 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Valencia

Personal life

Florencia Amundson has a twin sister, Constanza, who also plays field hockey for Spain. She studied advertising and public relations in Universidad Complutense de Madrid.[3] and Universidad Pompeu fabra[4] in Barcelona, where she finished her studies.

During studies, she signed at Dragon, a Belgium hockey club for three years, from 2017 to 2019. [5]

Career

Club level

In club competition, Amundson plays for Real Club de Polo in the Liga Iberdrola.[6]

Junior national teams

Florencia Amundson has represented Spain in junior hockey at both Under–18 and Under–21 levels.[7][8]

Under–18

Amundson made her first appearance for the Spain U–18 team in 2015 at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander.[8]

The following year she represented the team at another EuroHockey Youth Championship, held in Cork.[8]

Under–21

She made her debut for the Spanish U–21 team in 2016. She first represented the side in a 5–Nations Tournament in Valencia. Later that year, she went on to compete at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[7]

She represented the team again in 2017 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[7]

In 2019 she made her final appearance with the junior national team. She captained the side to an historic gold medal at the EuroHockey Junior Championships in Valencia.[9]

Las Redsticks

Florencia Amundson made her senior international debut for Las Redsticks in 2021, during season three of the FIH Pro League.[10][7]

References
  1. "Team Details – Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Selección Absoluta Feminina" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española De Hockey. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Patricia Álvarez Nárdiz". ucm.academia.edu (in Spanish). Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. https://www.upf.edu/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Amundson". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. "RC POLO FEMENINO – Jugadoras". rcpolo.com (in Spanish). Real Club de Polo. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. "AMUNDSON Florencia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. "AMUNDSON Florencia". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. "SPAIN MAKES HISTORY AS THEY CLAIM THE EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. "SPAIN". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.


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