Connar Otterbach
{{short description|Australia field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Connar Otterbach
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|8|16}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
| position = Defence
| years1 = 2019–
| clubs1 = HC Melbourne
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2022
| nationalteam1 = Australia U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalcaps2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Canberra|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Sultan of Johor Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Johor Bahru|}}
}}
Connar Otterbach (born 16 August 2001){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1461/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=31 January 2025}} is a field hockey player from the Australia.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/mark-hager-leads-kookaburras-into-a-new-era-with-2025-squad |title=Mark Hager leads Kookaburras into a new era with competitive 2025 Squad |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |date=16 December 2024 |accessdate=31 January 2025}}
Personal life
Connar Otterbach was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Altona.{{cite web |url=https://www.vis.org.au/athletes/connar-otterbach |title=CONNAR OTTERBACH |publisher=Victorian Institute of Sport |website=vis.org.au |accessdate=31 January 2025}}
He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.
Career
=Domestic league=
Hailing from Victoria, Otterbach plays for Altona Hockey Club. He is a member of the club's senior squad in Hockey Victoria Premier League competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.altonahc.org.au/trio-selected-in-2025-kookaburras-squad/ |title=Trio selected in 2025 Kookaburras Squad |publisher=Altona Hockey Club |website=altonahc.org.au |date=20 December 2024 |accessdate=31 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/sport/altona-hockey-star-connar-otterbach-is-in-the-mix/ |title=Altona hockey star Connar Otterbach is in the mix |publisher=Star Weekly |website=brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au |date=17 June 2019 |accessdate=31 January 2025}}
At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, the Liberty Hockey One League.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/6288 |title=OTTERBACH Connar |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=31 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/teams/hockey-club-melbourne/men/squad/ |title=HC Melbourne – Men's Team |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |accessdate=31 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au/sport/burns-star-continues-to-rise/ |title=Burns’ star continues to rise |publisher=Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly |website=maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au |date=26 September 2022 |accessdate=14 November 2024}} In 2024 he was a member of the championship squad which saw HC Melbourne win the fourth season of the Liberty Hockey One League.{{cite web |url=https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/8834845/ephraums-triple-lifts-melbourne-to-hockey-one-title/ |title=Ephraums triple lifts Melbourne to Hockey One title |publisher=North West Star |website=northweststar.com.au |date=1 December 2024 |accessdate=31 January 2025}}
=Under–21=
Otterbach made his international debut at under–21 level.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/28658 |title=OTTERBACH Connar |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=14 November 2024}} He was a member of the silver medal-winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/india-beat-australia-5-4-in-shootout-claim-3rd-sultan-of-johor-cup-crown/articleshow/95169078.cms#:~:text=JOHOR%20BAHRU%20(Malaysia)%3A%20Two,time%20in%20the%20title%20encounter. |title=India beat Australia 5–4 in shootout, claim 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup crown |publisher=Times of India |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=29 October 2022 |accessdate=31 January 2025}} Later that year he represented the team for the final time, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/burras-and-jillaroos-go-undefeated-against-junior-black-sticks |title=Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |date=14 December 2022 |accessdate=31 January 2025}}
=Australia=
Following a standout Hockey One season in 2024, Otterbach was named to the wider Kookaburras squad for 2025. He has since been named to make his debut during the Sydney leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/squad-announcement-competition-heats-up-as-kookaburras-launch |title=Squad Announcement: Competition heats up as Kookaburras launch title defence in Sydney |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |date=28 January 2025 |accessdate=31 January 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{FIH|28658}}
- [https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/6288 Connar Otterbach] at Hockey Australia
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Category:Australian male field hockey players