Marc Salles

Marc Sallés Esteve (born 6 May 1987[1]) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Atlètic Terrassa and the Spanish national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salles and the second or maternal family name is Esteve.

Marc Sallés
Personal information
Full name Marc Sallés Esteve
Born (1987-05-06) 6 May 1987
Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Atlètic Terrassa
Youth career
CD Terrassa
1998– Atlètic Terrassa
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2009 Atlètic Terrassa
2009–2011 Oranje Zwart
2011–2018 Atlètic Terrassa
2018–2019 Club de Campo
2019–present Atlètic Terrassa
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–present Spain 250 (9)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2011 Auckland
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[2]

Personal life

As of 2012, Salles studies Business Administration[2] Salles is 141 pounds (64 kilograms) in weight, 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall and is right-handed.[2]

Career

Salles is coached by national coach Daniel Martin. He played for Atletic de Terrassa, in Terrassa, Catalonia[2] until 2009 and from 2011 until 2018. After playing one season for Club de Campo, he returned to Atlètic Terrassa for the 2019–20 season.[3]

Marc Sallés winning goal against France in August 2011 at the 2011 EuroHockey Championship secured A division status for Spain in 2013.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the field hockey men's tournament but did not score.[5] In August 2019, he was selected in the Spain squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–0 to Belgium in the final.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8]

References
  1. "Marc Sallés Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. "Marc Salles". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. "Marc Sallés y Sergi Enrique vuelven al Atlètic Terrassa". wwww.lavangaurdia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. FIH Netherlands and Germany are Europe's men's finalists - Men's final will mirror the women's at Euro Championships 26 August 2011 "Finally, 8 minutes from the end, Marc Sallés took a heavy burden off the Spanish shoulders with his winning goal, securing A division status for 2013 for his team."
  5. Men's Hockey Results Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. BBC London 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  6. "Los #RedSticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. Gilmour, Rod (24 August 2019). "EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain". www.thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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