Simon Gougnard: Difference between revisions

| fullname = Simon Pierre F. Gougnard

| currentclub = [[KHCRoyal DragonsRacing Club Bruxelles|DragonsRacing]]

| years9 = 2021–present2021–2023

| nationalcaps1 = 292322

| nationalgoals1 = 2026

{{MedalGoldMedalCompetition|[[2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2019EuroHockey AntwerpChampionship]]|}}

{{MedalSilverMedalGold|[[20132019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|20132019 BoomAntwerp]]|}}

{{MedalSilver|[[20172013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|20172013 AmstelveenBoom]]|}}

{{MedalBronzeMedalSilver|[[20212017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|20212017 Amstelveen]]|}}

'''Simon Pierre F. Gougnard''' (born 17 January 1991) is a Belgian professional [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder for [[KHCRoyal Racing Club DragonsBruxelles|DragonsRacing]] and the [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|Belgium national team]].

Gougnard played club hockey in Belgium for the [[Waterloo Ducks]] until 2009, when he transferred to the Netherlands to play for TMHC Tilburg. He left them after one season to play for [[Oranje Zwart]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beenen |first1=Bram |title=Hockeyer Gougnard verlaat Tilburg |url=https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/106021/Hockeyer-Gougnard-verlaat-Tilburg |website=www.omroepbrabant.nl |publisher=[[Omroep Brabant]] |accessdateaccess-date=12 April 2019 |language=Dutch |date=9 June 2010}}</ref> In 2012, he returned to Belgium because of his study.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Gougnard vertrekt bij OZ |url=https://www.ed.nl/overig/international-gougnard-vertrekt-bij-oz~a4f6a13f/ |website=www.ed.nl |publisher=[[Eindhovens Dagblad]] |accessdateaccess-date=12 April 2019 |language=Dutch |date=6 May 2012}}</ref> He played one year in Belgium for [[Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles (field hockey)|Racing Bruxelles]].<ref name="racing">{{cite web |title=International Simon Gougnard terug naar Racing |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230518_94933149 |website=nieuwsblad.be |publisher=[[Nieuwsblad]] |access-date=19 May 2023 |language=nl |date=18 May 2023}}</ref>

In 2013, Gougnard went back to the Netherlands, where he signed a two-year contract for [[HC Bloemendaal|Bloemendaal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bloemendaal trekt twee Belgen aan |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/bloemendaal-trekt-twee-belgen-aan~b95957f6/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Frp.liu233w.com%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fwww.google.com%2F |website=www.volkskrant.nl |publisher=[[de Volkskrant]] |accessdateaccess-date=12 April 2019 |language=Dutch |date=17 April 2013}}</ref> He played for Bloemendaal until 2015, when he returned to Racing Bruxelles. In 2017, he went back to the Waterloo Ducks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Waterloo Ducks Make Huge Signings of Gougnard and Van Strydonck |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/news/waterloo-ducks-make-huge-signings-gougnard-van-strydonck/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |publisher=[[Euro Hockey League]] |accessdateaccess-date=12 April 2019 |date=18 March 2017}}</ref> In April 2019, he agreed to play for Leuven from the 2019–20 season onwards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transferts : Simon Gougnard à Louvain |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/transferts-simon-gougnard-a-louvain/ |website=okey.lalibre.be |accessdateaccess-date=12 April 2019 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lion Simon Gougnard verlaat Waterloo Ducks voor promovendus Leuven |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/meer-sport/red-lion-simon-gougnard-verlaat-waterloo-ducks-voor-promovendus-leuven~aa57fb77/ |website=www.hln.be |publisher=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |accessdateaccess-date=12 April 2019 |language=Dutch |date=4 April 2019}}</ref> During that year's [[2018–19 Euro Hockey League|Euro Hockey League]], Gougnard's Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the [[Euro Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Waterloo Ducks winnen Euro Hockey League na 4-0-winst tegen Köln |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/meer-sport/waterloo-ducks-winnen-euro-hockey-league-na-4-0-winst-tegen-koln~afe297fc |website=www.hln.be |publisher=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |accessdateaccess-date=22 April 2019 |language=Dutch |date=23 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Waterloo Ducks in EHL heaven with remarkable 4-0 grand final success in Eindhoven |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/news/waterloo-ducks-in-ehl-heaven-with-remarkable-4-0-grand-final-success-in-eindhoven/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |publisher=Euro Hockey League |accessdateaccess-date=23 April 2019 |date=22 April 2019}}</ref> After two seasons, he left Leuven for [[KHC Dragons|Dragons]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Un nouveau challenge pour Simon Gougnard |url=https://hockeybelgium.lesoir.be/messieurs/audi-hockey-league/un-nouveau-challenge-pour-simon-gougnard/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |language=fr |date=20 June 2021}}</ref> In May 2023 it was announced he would return to Racing for the second time.<ref name="racing"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Transfert : Gougnard a signé son transfert |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/transfert-gougnard-a-signe-son-transfert/ |website=okey.lalibre.be |access-date=19 May 2023 |language=fr |date=17 May 2023}}</ref>

At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], he competed for the [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|national team]] in the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's tournament]].{{refn|name=OlympicBotGeneratedRef|{{cite web|title=Simon Gougnard|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gougnard-simon-1129314/|work=London 2012|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdateaccess-date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911211600/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gougnard-simon-1129314/|archivedatearchive-date=11 September 2012}}}} Gougnard became European vice-champion with Belgium at the [[2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2013 European Championship]] on home ground in [[Boom, Belgium|Boom]]. During the [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup|2018 World Cup]], he lost his father and in the match on the next day against [[England men's national field hockey team|England]], Belgium played with a mourning band.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lions eren overleden vader van doelpuntenmaker Gougnard met WK-finale: "Deze wedstrijd was voor zijn familie" |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/meer-sport/red-lions-eren-overleden-vader-van-doelpuntenmaker-gougnard-met-wk-finale-deze-wedstrijd-was-voor-zijn-familie~af283ad6/ |website=www.hln.be |publisher=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |accessdateaccess-date=3 May 2019 |language=Dutch |date=15 December 2018}}</ref> Gougnard scored the 2–0 in that match and eventually they won the tournament by defeating the [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] in the [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final|final]]. In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the [[2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2019 EuroHockey Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019 |url=https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/red-lions-de-selectie-voor-de-belfius-eurohockey-championships-2019/ |website=www.hockey.be |publisher=Hockey Belgium |accessdateaccess-date=13 August 2019 |language=Dutch |date=26 August 2019}}</ref> They won Belgium its first [[EuroHockey Nations Championship|European title]] by defeating [[Spain men's national field hockey team|Spain]] 5-0 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=[[Sporza]] |accessdateaccess-date=25 August 2019 |language=nl |date=26 August 2019}}</ref> On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the [[2021 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2021 EuroHockey Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd |url=https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ |website=hockey.be |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=nl |date=25 May 2021}}</ref> In the summer from 2023 he took a break from the national team because he feels he has not got the energy to perform at the highest level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lion Simon Gougnard (32) last interlandpauze in deze zomer: "Even andere prioriteiten" |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/05/24/red-lion-simon-gougnard-32-last-interlandpauze-in-deze-zomer-even-andere-prioriteiten~1684913763730/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=[[Sporza]] |access-date=6 August 2023 |language=nl |date=24 May 2023}}</ref>

[[Category:Olympic field hockey players offor Belgium]]

[[Category:ExpatriateBelgian expatriate field hockey players]]