Russell Anderson (field hockey)
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| Born |
5 December 1984 Chester, Engand | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999-2006 | Chester | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Brooklands | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Cannock | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Brooklands | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Repton | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | Scotland | 100 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Russell Anderson (born 5 December 1984)[1] is a Scottish field hockey player who has represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Anderson was born in Chester, England, and was educated at Cherry Grove Primary School and Christleton High School and studied Exercise and Nutrition at the University of Chester.[2] Although born in England he had a Scottish family and made his debut against Ireland in the 2010 Celtic Cup.[3]
He a bronze medal with Scotland at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Prague and won a gold medal with Scotland at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.[4]
He played club hockey for Brooklands and Cannock in the Men's England Hockey League.[5] While at Cannock, he participated in the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[6][7]
Anderson retired from international hockey in October 2022[3] and as of 2025, he worked as a PE teacher and head of hockey at Repton Prep.[2][8]
References
- ^ "2016 Men Hockey World League Round 1-Glasgow (SCO)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Russell Anderson profile". Scottish Hockey. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Russell Anderson retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championship 2017: Scotland beat Wales in final". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Men's hockey – Grange player in national squad". The Edinburgh Reporter. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018 hockey squads announced". Scottish Hockey. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "XXI Commonwealth Games (M) Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Staff Lists 2024 - 2025". Repton School. Retrieved 21 August 2025.