Manu Stockbroekx
Personal information
Born (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30)
Brasschaat, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Orée
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2016 Dragons
2016–2019 Bloemendaal
2019–2020 Dragons
2020–present Orée
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Belgium U21 30
2013–present Belgium 157
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Raipur Team

Emmanuel Stockbroekx (born 23 December 1993) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays for Orée and the Belgian national team as a defender.

Club career

Stockbroekx played in Belgium for Dragons until 2016, when he moved to the Netherlands to play for Bloemendaal.[1] In April 2019, he announced he would return to Dragons after a three year stint at Bloemendaal.[2][3] In his final season with Bloemendaal, he won the Dutch national title by defeating Kampong in the championship final.[4] In June 2020, it was announced he joined Royal Orée for the 2020–21 season.[5]

International career

With Belgium, Stockbroekx became European vice-champion at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. Three years later, he appeared at the 2016 Summer Olympics field hockey tournament. During the Olympic tournament's group phase, he scored a goal against Spain.[6] In November 2018, he was selected for the Belgium squad for the 2018 World Cup.[7] After the second match, he had to withdraw because of a hamstring injury.[8] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[9] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[10]

References

  1. ^ Barreveld, Merel (17 April 2016). "Belgisch international Manu Stockbroekx naar Bloemendaal" (in Dutch). hockey.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ Verheijen, Toon (16 April 2019). "KHC Dragons strikt met Stockbroekx weer oude bekende". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Manu 'Stocky' keert terug naar de Dragons". atv.be (in Dutch). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Oranjefeest in Bloemendaal: hockeyers na negen jaar weer kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Transfert : Stockbroekx déménage à Bruxelles". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "FIH Tournament Manager - Spain-Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ "De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK". hockey.be (in Dutch). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. ^ Collewijn, Sander (3 December 2018). "Hamstringblessure zet streep door WK Manu Stockbroekx". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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