Connar Otterbach
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| Born | 16 August 2001 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connar Otterbach (born 16 August 2001)[1] is a field hockey player from the Australia.[2]
Personal life
Connar Otterbach was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Altona.[3]
He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[3]
Career
Domestic league
Hailing from Victoria, Otterbach plays for Altona Hockey Club. He is a member of the club's senior squad in Hockey Victoria Premier League competition.[4][5]
At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, the Liberty Hockey One League.[6][7][8] In 2024 he was a member of the championship squad which saw HC Melbourne win the fourth season of the Liberty Hockey One League.[9]
Under–21
Otterbach made his international debut at under–21 level.[10] He was a member of the silver medal-winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[11] Later that year he represented the team for the final time, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[12]
Australia
Following a standout Hockey One season in 2024, Otterbach was named to the wider Kookaburras squad for 2025.[2] He has since been named to make his debut during the Sydney leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[13]
References
- ↑ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Mark Hager leads Kookaburras into a new era with competitive 2025 Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "CONNAR OTTERBACH". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Trio selected in 2025 Kookaburras Squad". altonahc.org.au. Altona Hockey Club. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Altona hockey star Connar Otterbach is in the mix". brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au. Star Weekly. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "OTTERBACH Connar". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "HC Melbourne – Men's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Burns' star continues to rise". maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au. Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Ephraums triple lifts Melbourne to Hockey One title". northweststar.com.au. North West Star. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "OTTERBACH Connar". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "India beat Australia 5–4 in shootout, claim 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup crown". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Squad Announcement: Competition heats up as Kookaburras launch title defence in Sydney". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.