Thirty-two umpires will participate in the EuroHockey Umpires for Nations (U4N) and Umpires for Europe (U4E) programmes in 2025 following confirmation by the Officials Committee.
“It is again very encouraging for EuroHockey to see that there are so many umpires in Europe who are looking to learn, improve and further their umpiring careers,” said Magda Nazaret Chair of the EuroHockey Officials Committee.
“We are delighted to see such a high quality of applications from national associations. Over 30 nationalities have been represented through the umpire education programme over the past decade.”
This year, 10 umpires will form the U4N group with 22 on the U4E route. These two programmes include mentoring, technical modules, observational learning and practical appointments across two seminar weekends.
The first will be run next Easter in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands with the second seminar taking place in Breda next August.
Selected Umpires for 2024
Umpires for Nations
Programme | Name | NA |
U4N | Alessandro Amore | Malta |
U4N | Andrea Alfaro | Spain |
U4N | Evelyn Ramos | Spain |
U4N | Francis Parisis | Luxembourg |
U4N | Ines Wanner | Germany |
U4N | Luka Maya-Perez | France |
U4N | Michal Korim | Slovakia |
U4N | Rasmus Lilja Ormstrup Pedersen | Denmark |
U4N | Ricard Segura | Spain |
U4N | Roshaan Akbar | Norway |
Umpires for Europe
Name | NA |
Aaron Donnell | Ireland |
Bernhard Hajos | Austria |
Birgit Pultar | Austria |
Bo de Vries | Netherlands |
Charly Cordeau | France |
Dayana Petkova | Bulgaria |
Eimear Linehan | Ireland |
Emilia Lozano | Spain |
Gian Michele Piccolo | Italy |
Gonçalo Teixeira | Portugal |
Hendrik Voelker | Germany |
Ivan Yanchev | Bulgaria |
Julia Wagner | Switzerland |
Louis De Clercq | Belgium |
Marc van Tuijl | Netherlands |
Marcel Knakowski | Germany |
Mariana Teixeira | Portugal |
Max Davidson | England |
Ot Corominas | Spain |
Sophie van der Kuyl | Netherlands |
Tanya Sargeant | England |
Valeria Roppo | Italy |
Find out more
- U4N supports and upskills umpires with the potential to move into their national leagues. Click here for more: https://eurohockey.org/programme-session/umpires-for-nations-u4n
- U4E is aimed at umpires with potential to become international umpires who are in the early stages of their development. Click here for more: https://eurohockey.org/programme-session/umpires-for-europe-u4e