Benedikt Fürk

Benedikt Fürk
Personal information
Born (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender / Midfielder
ClubUhlenhorst Mülheim
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2010–present Germany 178 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Mönchengladbach
Gold medal – first place2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place2015 London
Silver medal – second place2021 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place2016 London
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 Johor Bahru–Singapore
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2008 San Sebastián
Updated on 24 July 2021

Benedikt Fürk (born 20 October 1988) is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Uhlenhorst Mülheim and the German national team.[1]

International career

Fürk made his debut for the senior national team in May 2010 against Poland.[1] In November 2018, he was selected in the Germany squad for the 2018 World Cup.[2] After the game against Malaysia he got an injury and had to withdraw from the tournament.[3] On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Honours

Club

Uhlenhorst Mülheim

International

Germany

Germany U21

References

  1. 1 2 "Nationalspieler Portraits". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "HONAMAS: Der WM-Kader steht fest!". hockey.de (in German). 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Germany's Julius Meyer replaces Benedikt Fürk". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 "FÜRK Benedikt". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.