Florian Fuchs

Florian Fuchs (born 10 November 1991 in Hamburg ) is a German hockey player. He was awarded the German Hockey Team 2012 Olympic champion.

Career

Fox began his career in the youth of the Uhlenhorster HC in Hamburg. 2008 and 2011 he was with the UHC German Youth Champion. Since 2008 he plays with the men's team in field hockey league and was in his first season German vice-champion. Also in the Euro Hockey League, he could be with the UHC runner-up.

In 2006 and 2007, played Florian Fuchs for the U16 squad of the German national team. His first youth international game he played on 4 July 2006 against France. With the U21 national Fuchs 2009 World Champion in Singapore. On November 28, 2009 Fox debuted in the senior team. With the team he finished in 2nd place in the Champions Trophy 2009 in Melbourne. In New Delhi, Fuchs was 2010 Vice World Champion with the German national team. At the European Championships 2011 in Mönchengladbach he won with the German team in the final against the Netherlands. 2012 Fuchs was in London with the national team after a 2-1 final win against the Netherlands Olympic champion. In 2013 he was European champion again.

So far, 89 countries Fox played games in which he scored a total of 52 goals (as of August 25, 2013 ). He also made ​​34 youth internationals, scoring 17 goals.

Fox made ​​his Abitur in 2010 at the Albert -Schweitzer -Gymnasium in Hamburg- Ohlsdorf. He lives in Hamburg- Wellingsbüttel.

In 2012 he was elected to the U23 World Hockey Player.