Hockey - ARNAU CREUS Xavier

Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1973

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Hockey	Women JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W05 JPN Japan 3 CHN China 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W11 JPN Japan 1 NZL New Zealand 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W17 JPN Japan 0 AUS Australia 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W21 JPN Japan 1 ARG Argentina 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool B #W26 JPN Japan 1 ESP Spain 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He earned 207 caps playing for Spain, scoring 127 goals. He competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. He also participated in three World Cups, winning silver in 1998, as well as bronze at the 1997 Champions Trophy. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jan 2020)

He was named European Hockey Player of the Year in 1996. (hockey.or.jp, 12 Jun 2020)

Appointment:

Previous role:

From 2014 to 2020 he coached club teams in Belgium including Royal Racing Bruxelles and Royal Evere White Star. Between 2009 and 2013 he served in a variety of coaching roles in Spain including head coach of the Spanish men's U21 team, head coach of the Spanish men's indoor team, and high performance coach of Spain's senior men's and U21 teams.

General Interest

General
HOCKEY BROTHERS
His brother Jorge Arnau also represented Spain in hockey. Both brothers were part of the squads that won silver at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, silver at the 1998 World Cup, and bronze at the 1997 Champions Trophy. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jan 2020; olympedia.org, 25 Aug 2000)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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