Rob Moore (field hockey)

Rob Moore (field hockey)

Robert ("Rob") Stephen Moore (born May 21, 1981 in Winchester, Hampshire) is an English field hockey midfielder and forward, who was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team that finished ninth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and headhunter for the Robert Walters Financial Services Contract team.

Moore, nicknamed "Gumbo", played club hockey for Trojans and Havant, and is currently with Surbiton. His club grants him accommodation which he shares with a member of his team and the club's bar manager. He attended King Edward's College in Southampton and played for the first XI as well as achieving academic excellence illustrated by his A level grades, as in Economics and Biology and a B in Home Economics.

He first represented his country at the tender of age of 16 when he played for the England Under-21 side against Belgium. He debuted for the full England side in February 2003, funnily enough also against Belgium. As of August 2007, Moore has achieved 19 caps for Great Britain and 86 caps for England. He has scored 13 goals for England which is a little light considering he plays in the midfield and up front. He made his Great Britain debut against Australia which he considers his toughest opponents.

Sponsored by Gryphon, he enjoys the maneuverability and power of the stick. He often employs the Pakistani backhander. Moore also enjoys the challenge of playing Pakistan, the Dutch and traditional rivals Germany. He has always admired Dutch player Teun de Nooijer for his touch and finesse. Moore often mentions his fear and resentment for the Pakistani captain Mohammed Saqlain, especially after his involvement in the unsightly incident with Craig Victory, in which Saqlain deliberately raised his stick and Craig suffered a broken jaw and other facial injuries.

In May 2005, Rob Moore or ‘head hunter’ to his colleagues works at Robert Walters in London as a Research Assistant. Since joining the company he has consistently broken targets and become an integral part of their Banking Operations division. To date he has successfully headhunted a number of senior analysts and he holds Matthew Bartley in the Banking Operations Contract Team as one of his most respected colleagues.

References

* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/rob-moore-1.html sports-reference]


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