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Josep Romeu
Personal information
Full name	Josep Romeu Argemi
Born	22 May 1990 (age 34); Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2016	Club Egara
2016–2018	Leuven
2018–2021	Club Egara
National team
Years	Team
2014–2021	Spain
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Spain
EuroHockey Championship

Josep Romeu Argemi (born 22 May 1990) is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a defender for the Spanish national team.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.^[1] He played club hockey in Belgium for KHC Leuven and Club Egara in Spain.

International career

Josep has been playing for the national team since 2014 when he made his debut in a test match against Great Britain. He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth at the 2018 World Cup.^[2] He scored one goal in three games in that tournament.^[3] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.^[4] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.^[5] After the 2020 Summer Olympics he retired from the national team after having achieved a 152 caps.^[6]

References

^ "Josep Romeu". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^ "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 10 December 2018.
^ "Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ 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 27 August 2019.
^ "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "The Last Dance". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Fedaración Espanola de Hockey. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.