Moritz Fürste
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Fürste in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 October 1984 Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Half Back | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ranchi Rhinos | ||
| 2015 | Ranchi Rays | ||
| 2016– | Kalinga Lancers | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2005-2016 | Germany | 268 | (112) |
Moritz Fürste (born 28 October 1984) is a German field hockey player. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics as well as at the 2006 World Cup. He played at the Uhlenhorster Hockey Club in Hamburg from 1989 till 2012. He was captain of the team. He has guided his team to success in the Euro Hockey League on three occasions, winning the title in 2007–08, 2009–10 and 2011–12. Fürste also helped his team to a second-place finish in the competition in the 2008–09 Season, when they were defeated by HC Bloemendaal of The Netherlands. Since 2012 he is playing at Spanish Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. After retiring after season 2018-2019 he just signed a new deal with Royal Beerschot THC in Belgium for 1 season.
Moritz Fürste was named as the Euro Hockey League's Most Valuable Player in the 2007–08 and 2009–10 seasons. At the 2011 European Championship, he got the Award as Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
After his nomination in 2010 and 2011 Fürste was named the IHF World Player of the Year in 2012.