Mario Garín Fernández (born 26 April 1992) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for División de Honor club El Tenis and the Spanish national team.

Mario Garín
Personal information
Full name Mario Garín Fernández
Born (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32)
Santander, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Tenis
Youth career
2002–2008 Tenis
Senior career
Years Team
2008–2014 Tenis
2014–2015 Complutense
2015–2019 Real Club de Polo
2019–2022 Club de Campo
2022–present Tenis
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–present Spain 89 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 27 January 2023

Club career

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Garín played for RS Tenis and Complutense before he joined Real Club de Polo in 2015. He left Real Club de Polo in 2019 to play for Club de Campo.[1] In 2022 returned to his boyhood club El Tenis.[2]

International career

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Garín made his debut for the senior national team in 2013. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup.[3][4] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the senior team as they finished second.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mario Garín deja la portería del RC Polo y se va al Club de Campo". diarideterrassa.es (in Spanish). Diari de Terrassa. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mario Garín Regresa a La Real Sociedad De Tenis". rfeh.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Los #Redsticks, ¡Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato Del Mundo!". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain". International Hockey Federation. p. 16.
  5. ^ 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 3 February 2020.
  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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