Michael Hoare (field hockey)
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Hoare at Lee Valley Hockey Centre in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1985 | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2005 | Formby | ||
| 2005–2012 | Bowdon | ||
| 2012–2013 | Beeston | ||
| 2013–2022 | Wimbledon | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012–2022 | England & GB | 156 | (2) |
Michael James Peter Hoare (born 14 November 1985) is an English former international field hockey player who played as a defender for England and Great Britain.[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Biography
Hoare was educated at Range High School, Formby, Merseyside and started playing club hockey for Formby Hockey Club. In 2005, he joined Bowdon in the Men's England Hockey League and stayed with them for seven years.[3]
For the 2012/13 season, Hoare joined Beeston and made his England debut against India in the December 2012 Champions Trophy.[4] The following season he moved clubs to play for Wimbledon.
While at Wimbledon, he competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal[5] and represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[6]
Michael is a qualified PE teacher and hockey coach and became Director of Hockey Development at Amersham & Chalfont HC. As well as the founder and Director of a new coaching company The Hockey Lab. In 2023, he became Head of High Performance Hockey at Repton School.
References
- ^ "HOARE Michael". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Michael Hoare - GB Hockey". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Michael Hoare biography". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Team GB name hockey squads for summer Olympics in Rio". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.