Francisco Cortés Juncosa

Francisco "Quico" Cortés Juncosa (born 29 March 1983) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Club Egara and the Spanish national team.

For the Chilean Olympic skier, see Francisco Cortes (alpine skier).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Juncosa.

Quico Cortés
Personal information
Full name Francisco Cortés Juncosa
Born (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983
Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Club Egara
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2012 Club Egara
2012–2013 Den Bosch
2013–present Club Egara
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–present Spain 310 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2006 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2004 Lahore
Silver medal – second place2008 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place2011 Auckland
Bronze medal – third place2005 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place2006 Terrassa
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2007 Manchester
Silver medal – second place2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Club career

Cortés played his whole career for Club Egara, except for the 2012–13 season, when he played for Dutch side HC Den Bosch.[1]

International career

Cortés was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He was a part of the Spain squad which won the silver medal at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[4] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6]

References
  1. "Kiko Cortes volgend seizoen bij Den Bosch onder de lat". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 27 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Francisco Cortes". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Cortés Juncosa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". The Times of India. Lausanne. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. "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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