Raphael Hartkopf

{{Short description|German field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Raphael Hartkopf

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|24}}

| birth_place = Germany

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| position = Forward

| currentclub = Mannheimer HC

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| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam1 = Germany U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 30

| nationalgoals1 = 24

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Germany

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

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{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Junior Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Valencia|}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Valencia|}}

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Rapael Hartkopf (born 24 November 1998){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/828/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=9 March 2022}} is a German field hockey player.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/Auswahl-Teams/Nationalspieler-Anzeige.asp&persid=169146 |title=Raphael Hartkopf |publisher=Deutscher Hockey-Bund |website=hockey.de |language=German |accessdate=9 March 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/7045 |title=HARTKOPF Raphael |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=9 March 2022}}

Career

=Club level=

In club competition, Hartkopf plays for Mannheimer in the German Bundesliga.{{cite web |url=https://www.mannheimerhc.de/kader/ |title=Herren – Kader |publisher=Mannheimer HC |website=mannheimerhc.de |language=German |accessdate=9 March 2022}}

=Junior national team=

Raphael Hartkopf made his debut for the German U–21 team in 2017. His first appearance was during a test series against England in Neustadt.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/Teams-DHB/2017/U21-M/4386.asp&eventid=4386 |title=EM Lehrgang 1 |publisher=Deutscher Hockey-Bund |website=hockey.de |language=German |accessdate=9 March 2022}} Later that year he went on to win a bronze medal with the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.{{cite web |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2017/09/03/dutch-gold-once-again-as-the-oranje-shoot-down-belgium-in-mens-junior-euro-final/ |title=DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN’S JUNIOR EURO FINAL |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=archive.eurohockey.org |accessdate=9 March 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/17030 |title=HARTKOPF Raphael |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=9 March 2022}}

His final year with the team was 2019. He made multiple appearances throughout the year, competing in numerous test matches and at an eight-nations tournament in Madrid. He finished his junior career on a high, winning gold at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.{{cite web |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/07/21/germany-lifts-the-junior-eurohockey-cup-men/ |title=GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=archive.eurohockey.org |accessdate=9 March 2022}}

=Die Honamas=

Hartkopf made his debut for Die Honamas in 2021, during season two of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://www.fihproleague.com/teamdetails/germany__5318 |title=Germany |publisher=FIH Pro League |website=fihproleague.com |accessdate=9 March 2022}}

Following the retirements of senior players following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Hartkopf was officially added to the national squad.

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