Mikey Hoare | |
Full Name: | Michael James Peter Hoare |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1985 |
Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Wimbledon |
Years1: | –2005 |
Clubs1: | Formby |
Years2: | 2005–2012 |
Clubs2: | Bowdon |
Years3: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs3: | Beeston |
Years4: | 2013– |
Clubs4: | Wimbledon |
Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
Nationalteam1: | England & GB |
Nationalcaps1: | 156 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Updated: | 8 October 2019 |
Michael "Mikey" James Peter Hoare (born 14 November 1985) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender for England and Great Britain.[2]
Hoare plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon.
He was educated at Range High School, Formby, Merseyside.
Hoare made his international debut in 2012.[3] He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[4]
He has also played club hockey for Beeston and Bowdon.[5] Michael is a qualified PE teacher and hockey coach. He is currently the player assistant coach for Wimbledon, Director of Hockey Development at Amersham & Chalfont HC, Hockey professional at Harrow School. As well as the founder and Director of a new coaching company The Hockey Lab.