Hockey - McLEOD Shane

4 Sep 1968
Male
Head Coach

Events Entered

Discipline Event Rank
HOC Hockey Men 1

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
1
BEL
Belgium
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
1
BEL
Belgium
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
BEL
Belgium
9
RSA
South Africa
4
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
BEL
Belgium
9
CAN
Canada
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
BEL
Belgium
2
GBR
Great Britain
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
BEL
Belgium
3
ESP
Spain
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
IND
India
2
BEL
Belgium
5
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
AUS
Australia
1
 (2)
BEL
Belgium
1
 (3)
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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He received 20 international caps for New Zealand, scoring four goals. He also spent time playing for clubs in Belgium and France. (sparc.org.nz, 24 Jun 2008)
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He led the Belgian men's hockey team to gold at the 2019 EuroHockey Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time Belgium had secured the European title. He also coached the side to silver at the 2017 edition of the tournament in Amstelveen, Netherlands. (fih.ch, 12 Feb 2018; insidethegames.biz, 24 Aug 2019)

In 2019 he coached the Belgian men's hockey team to silver in the inaugural International Hockey Federation [FIH] Pro League. (hbvl.be, 21 Dec 2019)

He guided the Belgium men's hockey team to gold at the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. It was the first time the Belgian team had secured a world title. (hbvl.be, 21 Dec 2019; stuff.co.nz, 17 Dec 2018)

He coached the Belgian men's hockey team to silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (hindustantimes.com, 20 May 2020)

He led the Waterloo Ducks men's team to the Belgian league title in 2013 and 2014. (hockeynews.be, 12 Oct 2015; ehlhockey.tv, 23 Feb 2015; stuff.co.nz, 11 Jan 2014)

He coached the New Zealand men's team at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012. (hockeynews.be, 12 Oct 2015)
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In 2019 he was named Belgian Coach of the Year for his contribution to the men's hockey team at international competitions. (hbvl.be, 21 Dec 2019)

In 2018 he was named Men's Team Coach of the Year by the International Hockey Federation [FIH]. He shared the award with the Netherlands men's head coach Max Caldas in 2017. (fih.ch, 12 Feb 2018, 2018)
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2015
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He was head coach of the Belgium women's team from 2002 to 2006. He began working as an assistant coach of New Zealand men's team in April 2006, and started serving as interim head coach in December 2006. He was appointed head coach of the New Zealand men's team in 2007, and served in the role until 2012. In 2012 he took over Belgium's U21 women's team, before coaching the U21 men's team. Between 2012 and 2014 he coached the Waterloo Ducks men's team in the Belgian league, and during the 2014/15 season he was head coach of the club's women's team.

General Interest

General
MOVE TO BELGIUM
He relocated to Belgium in order to live with his partner Ann-Sofie Vanstappen after the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The couple married in 2014. "My wife is the reason why I moved to Belgium as, at first, we kept up a long-distance relationship. I had always planned on living there after coming initially to play in 1999, and coaching hockey opened that door for me. Starting a family later in life is one of the best things I ever done. I cherish my family more than any medal I won as a coach with the Belgium team." (shanemcleod.com, 19 Jan 2019; stuff.co.nz, 11 Jan 2014; newshub.co.nz, 26 Sep 2012)

INJURIES
As a player he sustained a number of serious injuries. He smashed a finger during a game in Australia, which required an artificial bone to be inserted. Later in his career he took a stick to the side of the head, which cracked his eye socket and required major reconstructive surgery. (hbhockey.org.nz, 24 Mar 2007)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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