Darren Smith (field hockey)
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Darren Campbell Smith is a field hockey player from New Zealand
, who earned his first cap for the national team, nickname
d The Black Sticks, in 1995 against Spain
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He is the Kiwi's vice-captain and a highly experienced midfielder, who has played over 160 games for NZ. He played at two Commonwealth Games
, in 1998 and 2002, winning a silver medal at the latter. His career further spans two World Cups. Smith resides in Auckland
, plays club hockey for North Harbour
and is working as a development manager.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who earned his first cap for the national team, nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d The Black Sticks, in 1995 against Spain
Spain
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He is the Kiwi's vice-captain and a highly experienced midfielder, who has played over 160 games for NZ. He played at two Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, in 1998 and 2002, winning a silver medal at the latter. His career further spans two World Cups. Smith resides in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, plays club hockey for North Harbour
North Harbour, New Zealand
North Harbour is the name of a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres north of the city centre, to the south of the suburb of Albany, close to the northern edge of the city....
and is working as a development manager.
International senior tournaments
- 1995 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur
- 1997 – World Cup Qualifier1997 Men's Hockey World Cup QualifierThe sixth Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier for the World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Tuesday March 4 to Saturday March 15, 1997. Twelve nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round...
, Kuala Lumpur - 1998 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur
- 1998 – Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, Kuala Lumpur - 1998 – World Cup1998 Men's Hockey World CupThe 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 9th Hockey World Cup held in Utrecht, Netherlands. The competition was held from June 20 — July 1. The trophy was won by the Netherlands national field hockey team. Spain came second and Germany came third. The Dutch made history by being the only country to...
, Utrecht - 1999 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur
- 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Osaka
- 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh
- 2002 – 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup2002 Men's Hockey World CupThe 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, Kuala Lumpur - 2002 – Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
, Manchester - 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur
- 2003 – Champions Challenge2003 Men's Champions Challenge (field hockey)The 2003 Men's Champions Challenge is the second tournament of the Champions Challenge, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 19 to July 27, 2003.Participating nations were England, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, host South Africa, and Korea...
- 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Madrid
- 2004 – Champions Trophy2004 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place in the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan from December 4 to December 12, 2004.- :Head Coach: Bernhard Peters# Ulrich Bubolz # Adrian Kühn # Ulrich Klaus# Philipp Crone...
, Lahore - 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur
- 2006 – World Cup Qualifier2006 Men's Hockey World Cup QualifierThe 2006 Hockey World Cup Qualifier for men is a pre-tournament for 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. It was held from April 12 to April 23 in Changzhou, China.Twelve teams participated in this event to determined the final five slot to the World Cup...
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth GamesThe 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
, Melbourne