Diego Arana

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arana and the second or maternal family name is Antoñanzas.

Diego Arana
Personal information
Full name Diego Arana Antoñanzas
Born (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 36)
Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Jolaseta
Youth career
Jolaseta
Senior career
Years Team
2005–2011 Jolaseta
2011–2013 Club de Campo
2013–2014 Jolaseta
2014–2016 Braxgata
2016–2017 Tenis
2017–2018 Pinoké
2018–2019 Jolaseta
2019–2020 Herakles
2020–present Jolaseta
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016–present Spain 57 (13)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 28 February 2020

Diego Arana Antoñanzas (born 12 September 1988) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Jolaseta and the Spanish national team.

Club career

Arana played in Spain for Jolaseta and Club de Campo until 2014, when he moved to Belgium to play for Braxgata. In the 2015–16 season he helped them claim their first-ever play-off place in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.[2] After two seasons in Belgium he returned to Spain to play for Tenis. In 2017 he left Spain again, this time he went to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké.[3] After one season with Pinoké he returned to Jolaseta.[4] In June 2019, it was announced he would join Herakles in Belgium for the 2019–20 season.[5] He returned to Jolaseta after a half season to improve his chances for selection in the Spain squad.[6]

International career

Arana made his debut for the senior national team in December 2016 in a test match against Ireland. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup.[7][8] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[9]

References

  1. ^ "ARANA Diego". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Brax Claim First Ever Playoff Place". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Rutger Marres verruilt Kampong voor Pinoké". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "El internacional Diego Arana regresa al Jolaseta". www.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Bilbao: Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (7 June 2019). "L'Herakles se renforce pour la saison prochaine". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ "DHA (Jor. 10): Previa De La Jornada". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. ^ "LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO!". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain". International Hockey Federation. p. 16.
  9. ^ 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.