Alexander Cox (field hockey)

Alexander Cox
Born (1978-01-10) 10 January 1978 (age 46)
Zeist, Netherlands
Spouse(s)Marsha Cox
(married 2013–present)[1]
Children2
Field hockey career
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Amsterdam (coach)
Senior career
Years Team
–2003 Schaerweijde
2003–2006 SCHC
Coaching career
2006–2008 Schaerweijde
2008 HGC
2009–2011 Laren (women)
2012–2020 Kampong
2017 → Netherlands U21
2018–2019 → Ireland
2021–present Amsterdam

Alexander Cox, also known as Alex Cox, is a Dutch field hockey coach and a former field hockey player. He guided SV Kampong to the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League title and two successive Hoofdklasse titles in 2016–17 and 2017–18. He has also worked as an assistant coach with both the Netherlands men's and Netherlands women's teams. He was head coach of the Netherlands U21 team that won the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship. Between 2018 and 2019, Cox served as head coach of the Ireland men. He is married to Marsha Marescia, the former South Africa women's international.

Playing career

Cox played as a defender with Schaerweijde. Between 2003 and 2006 he played for SCHC in the Hoofdklasse.[2]

Coaching career

Early years

Between 2006 and 2008 Cox the men's coach at Schaerweijde. In 2008 he took over from Paul van Ass at HGC in the Hoofdklasse. Between 2009 and 2011 he coached the Laren women's team in the Women's Hoofdklasse.[2][3]

Netherlands

Cox worked as an assistant coach with both the Netherlands men's and Netherlands women's teams at the 2012 Summer Olympics when they won silver and gold medals respectively. He was head coach of the Netherlands U21 team that won the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship.[4][5]

SV Kampong

In 2012 Cox was appointed head coach of the men's team at SV Kampong.[2][6] With a team that included David Harte, he subsequently guided SV Kampong to the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League title and two successive Hoofdklasse titles in 2016–17 and 2017–18.[4][7][8][9] In January 2020 he announced he would quit coaching at the end of the 2019–20 season to focus on his social life.[10]

Ireland

In July 2018 Cox was appointed head coach of Ireland.[4][6][11][12][13] He subsequently took charge of the Ireland team at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup[14] and at the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship.[15][16] In August 2019 he resigned as Ireland head coach.[17][18][19]

Tournaments as Head Coach Place Team
2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship[5] 1st  Netherlands U21
2018 Men's Four Nations Cup[14] 4th  Ireland
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup[14] 14th  Ireland
2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals[20] 2nd  Ireland
2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship[15][16] 8th  Ireland

Personal life

In January 2013 Cox married Marsha Marescia, the former South Africa women's international and SV Kampong player.[2][1]

Honours

Coach

SV Kampong
Netherlands U21
Ireland

References

  1. ^ a b "Introducing Marsha Cox". gsport.co.za. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Alexander Cox" (in Dutch). hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Trainer Cox weg bij Schaerwijde" (in Dutch). www.rtvutrecht.nl. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Cox a major coup for Irish senior men's team". www.hookhockey.com. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Netherlands 2–2 Belgium". tms.fih.ch. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Alexander Cox". www.hockey.ie. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Cox extends deal with Kampong up to 2019". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Kampong's blue Harte an EHL champion". www.hookhockey.com. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Cox twee jaar langer trainer bij Kampong" (in Dutch). www.rtvutrecht.nl. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Hockeycoach Cox neemt opvallend besluit: 'Het is tijd om te stoppen'". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Alexander Cox appointed head coach of Ireland hockey team". www.irishexaminer.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Ireland hockey: Dutchman Alexander Cox named new national men's coach". www.bbc.co.uk. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Cox set to continue as Irish men's coach for Olympic campaign". www.hookhockey.com. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b c "Alexander Cox to coach Ireland in World Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Ireland relegated after heavy defeat to Wales". www.irishtimes.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Ireland relegated from European hockey's top tier after 10 year stay". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Alexander Cox steps down as coach to Ireland men's hockey team". www.irishtimes.com. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Alexander Cox: Ireland men's hockey head coach resigns". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Ireland men's hockey coach Alexander Cox resigns ahead of crunch Olympic qualifiers". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Green Machine beat Korea for first time in ranking tie to land Olympic qualifier date". www.hookhockey.com. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.