# 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup squads

This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup tournament held in Madrid, Spain between September 27 and October 8, 2006.

## Pool A
### China

Head Coach: Kim Chang-back
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Nie Yali | GK | 33 |
| 3 | Chen Zhaoxia | | 31 |
| 4 | Ma Yibo (c) | | 26 |
| 6 | Mai Shaoyang | | 27 |
| 8 | Fu Baorong | | 28 |
| 9 | Li Shuang | | 28 |
| 10 | Gao Lihua | | 26 |
| 11 | Tang Chunling | | 30 |
| 12 | Zhou Wanfeng | | 26 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 13 | Sun Zhen | | 20 |
| 15 | Sun Sinan | | 18 |
| 16 | Zhang Yimeng | GK | 22 |
| 17 | Li Hongxia | | 20 |
| 18 | Ren Ye | | 20 |
| 19 | Chen Qiuqi | | 26 |
| 20 | Cheng Jiayan | | 23 |
| 26 | Xin Qian | | 20 |
| 28 | Wang Yanhui | | 25 |

### England

Head coach: Danny Kerry
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Katy Roberts | GK | 29 |
| 2 | Beth Storry | GK | 28 |
| 3 | Lisa Wooding | DF | 26 |
| 5 | Crista Cullen | DF | 21 |
| 6 | Melanie Clewlow | DF | 30 |
| 7 | Helen Grant | FW | 27 |
| 8 | Helen Richardson | DF | 25 |
| 9 | Jo Ellis | FW | 22 |
| 10 | Lucilla Wright | MF | 26 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 11 | Kate Walsh (c) | DF | 26 |
| 12 | Chloe Rogers | | 21 |
| 13 | Jennie Bimson | MF | 29 |
| 14 | Rachel Walker | MF | 27 |
| 15 | Alex Danson | FW | 21 |
| 17 | Rebecca Herbert | MF | 20 |
| 18 | Sally Walton | FW | 22 |
| 21 | Joanne Ellis | FW | 25 |
| 23 | Kerry Williams | FW | 20 |

### Germany

Head coach: Markus Weise
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Yvonne Frank | GK | 26 |
| 2 | Tina Bachmann | | 24 |
| 4 | Mandy Haase | | 24 |
| 5 | Nadine Ernsting-Krienke | | 32 |
| 6 | Svenja Schürmann | | 23 |
| 7 | Natascha Keller | | 29 |
| 8 | Kerstin Hoyer | | 25 |
| 9 | Martina Heilein | | 25 |
| 10 | Silke Müller | | 27 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 13 | Marion Rodewald (c) | | 29 |
| 14 | Katharina Scholz | | 23 |
| 16 | Fanny Rinne | | 26 |
| 18 | Anke Kühn | | 25 |
| 19 | Britta von Livonius | | 30 |
| 21 | Badri Latif | | 29 |
| 22 | Janine Beermann | | 22 |
| 24 | Maike Stöckel | | 22 |
| 32 | Kristina Reynolds | GK | 22 |

### India

Head coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Helen Mary | GK | 29 |
| 2 | Dipika Murthy | GK | 26 |
| 4 | Rajwinder Kaur | | 22 |
| 5 | Asunta Lakra | | 20 |
| 9 | Surinder Kaur | | 24 |
| 10 | Mamta Kharab | | 24 |
| 11 | Deepika Thakur | | 19 |
| 14 | Ritu Rani | | 14 |
| 15 | Joydeep Kaur | | 17 |
| No. | Player | Age |
| 18 | Jasjeet Kaur Handa | 18 |
| 19 | Sanggai Chanu | 25 |
| 20 | Jyoti Sunita Kullu (c) | 27 |
| 21 | Gagandeep Kaur | 20 |
| 23 | Pushpa Pradhan | 24 |
| 24 | Saba Anjum Karim | 21 |
| 25 | Binita Toppo | 26 |
| 30 | Subhadra Pradhan | 21 |
| 32 | Suman Bala | 24 |

### Netherlands

Head coach: Marc Lammers
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Lisanne de Roever | GK | 27 |
| 3 | Eefke Mulder | FW | 28 |
| 4 | Fatima Moreira de Melo | MF | 28 |
| 5 | Jiske Snoeks | MF | 28 |
| 7 | Miek van Geenhuizen | MF | 24 |
| 9 | Wieke Dijkstra | DF | 22 |
| 10 | Sylvia Karres | FW | 29 |
| 11 | Maartje Goderie | MF | 22 |
| 13 | Minke Smabers | MF | 29 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 14 | Minke Booij (c) | DF | 29 |
| 15 | Janneke Schopman | DF | 29 |
| 16 | Chantal de Bruijn | DF | 30 |
| 17 | Maartje Paumen | DF | 21 |
| 18 | Naomi van As | FW | 23 |
| 19 | Ellen Hoog | FW | 20 |
| 20 | Eveline de Haan | GK | 30 |
| 21 | Sophie Polkamp | DF | 22 |
| 23 | Kim Lammers | FW | 25 |

### Spain

Head coach: Pablo Usoz
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | María Jesús Rosa | GK | 26 |
| 2 | Julia Menéndez | | 21 |
| 3 | Rocío Ybarra | DF | 21 |
| 4 | Gemma Bernad | | 20 |
| 7 | Bárbara Malda | | 22 |
| 8 | Marta Prat | | 25 |
| 9 | Silvia Muñoz (c) | FW | 27 |
| 10 | Silvia Bonastre | MF | 24 |
| 11 | María Romagosa | | 21 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 12 | Marta Ejarque | | 20 |
| 13 | Raquel Huertas | | 24 |
| 14 | Pilar Sánchez | | 24 |
| 17 | Núria Camón | MF | 28 |
| 19 | María López | GK | 22 |
| 20 | Montse Cruz | | 26 |
| 21 | Esther Termens | MF | 21 |
| 22 | Gloria Comerma | | 19 |
| 23 | Georgina Oliva | | 16 |

## Pool B
### Argentina

Head coach: Gabriel Minadeo
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Mariela Antoniska | GK | 31 |
| 3 | Magdalena Aicega (c) | DF | 32 |
| 4 | Rosario Luchetti | MF | 22 |
| 6 | Ayelén Stepnik | MF | 30 |
| 7 | Alejandra Gulla | FW | 29 |
| 8 | Luciana Aymar | MF | 29 |
| 9 | Agustina Bouza | FW | 22 |
| 10 | Soledad García | FW | 25 |
| 11 | Carla Rebecchi | FW | 22 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 12 | Mariana González Oliva | MF | 30 |
| 14 | Mercedes Margalot | DF | 31 |
| 15 | María de la Paz Hernández | FW | 29 |
| 17 | Florencia D'Elía | MF | 24 |
| 18 | Paola Vukojicic | GK | 32 |
| 19 | Mariné Russo | MF | 26 |
| 22 | Gabriela Aguirre | FW | 20 |
| 24 | Claudia Burkart | DF | 26 |
| 26 | Giselle Kañevsky | MF | 21 |

### Australia

Head coach: Frank Murray
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 2 | Suzie Faulkner | FW | 27 |
| 3 | Karen Smith | MF | 27 |
| 7 | Kim Walker | MF | 30 |
| 9 | Rebecca Sanders | DF | 24 |
| 11 | Emily Halliday | DF | 27 |
| 12 | Madonna Blyth | MF | 20 |
| 13 | Wendy Beattie | MF | 26 |
| 14 | Nicole Arrold | DF | 24 |
| 15 | Kobie McGurk | DF | 21 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 17 | Rachel Imison | GK | 27 |
| 19 | Donna-Lee Patrick | FW | 24 |
| 21 | Deanne Gilbert | GK | 24 |
| 24 | Angie Skirving | DF | 25 |
| 25 | Melanie Twitt | MF | 28 |
| 28 | Hope Munro | DF | 25 |
| 29 | Teneal Attard | DF | 21 |
| 30 | Sarah Taylor | MF | 24 |
| 32 | Nikki Hudson (c) | FW | 30 |

### Japan

Head coach: Yoo Seung-Jin
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Rie Terazono | GK | 25 |
| 2 | Keiko Miura | | 31 |
| 3 | Mayumi Ono | | 22 |
| 5 | Chie Kimura | | 26 |
| 7 | Rika Komozawa | | 24 |
| 8 | Sakae Morimoto | | 29 |
| 9 | Kaori Chiba | | 25 |
| 10 | Tomomi Komori | | 23 |
| 11 | Toshie Tsukui | | 31 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 12 | Chie Akutsu | | 22 |
| 13 | Sachimi Iwao | | 30 |
| 14 | Akemi Kato (c) | | 35 |
| 15 | Miyuki Nakagawa | | 19 |
| 16 | Misaki Ozawa | | 21 |
| 17 | Chinami Kozakura | | 18 |
| 18 | Mika Iimura | | 20 |
| 19 | Ikuko Okamura | GK | 30 |
| 20 | Yuko Kitano | | 24 |

### Korea

Head coach: Huh Sang-youn
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Lim Ju-yong (c) | GK | 26 |
| 2 | Lim Seon-mee | | 19 |
| 3 | Lee Jin-hee | | 26 |
| 4 | Park Young-soon | | 21 |
| 5 | Choi Eun-young | | 20 |
| 6 | Park Seon-mi | | 24 |
| 7 | Oh Ko-woon | | 25 |
| 8 | Kim Jung-hee | | 23 |
| 9 | Park Mi-hyun | | 20 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 10 | Kim Jin-kyoung | | 25 |
| 11 | Lee Young-sil | | 19 |
| 12 | Kim Jong-eun | | 20 |
| 13 | Han Hye-lyoung | | 20 |
| 14 | Han Tae-jeong | | 19 |
| 15 | Kim Bo-mi | | 20 |
| 16 | Jang Soo-ji | GK | 18 |
| 17 | Park Na-hyun | | 24 |
| 18 | Park Jeong-sook | | 25 |

### South Africa

Head coach: Jenny King
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Caroline Jack | GK | 28 |
| 2 | Mariette Rix | GK | 25 |
| 3 | Kate Hector | | 24 |
| 5 | Taryn Hosking | | 25 |
| 7 | Cindy Brown | | 21 |
| 8 | Marsha Marescia (c) | | 23 |
| 10 | Shelley Russell | | 19 |
| 12 | Dirkie Chamberlain | | 19 |
| 16 | Jenny Wilson | | 27 |
| No. | Player | Age |
| 17 | Leslie-Ann George | 20 |
| 20 | Henna Du Buisson | 24 |
| 21 | Lenise Marais | 21 |
| 22 | Kathleen Taylor | 21 |
| 24 | Fiona Butler | 28 |
| 26 | Kim Hubach | 22 |
| 28 | Tsoanelo Pholo | 23 |
| 29 | Tarryn Bright | 23 |
| 30 | Sharne Wehmeyer | 26 |

### United States

Head coach: Lee Bodimeade
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 1 | Kayla Bashore | DF | 23 |
| 2 | Melissa Leonetti | DF | 24 |
| 3 | Angie Loy | FW | 24 |
| 4 | Kelly Doton | FW | 24 |
| 6 | Kristi Gannon | DF | 24 |
| 8 | Rachel Dawson | MF | 21 |
| 9 | Sarah Dawson | FW | 23 |
| 10 | Tiffany Snow | FW | 24 |
| 11 | Sara Silvetti | DF | 24 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Age |
| 12 | April Fronzoni | FW | 24 |
| 13 | Keli Smith | FW | 27 |
| 14 | Katelyn Falgowski | FW | 17 |
| 16 | Barbara Weinberg | GK | 24 |
| 17 | Carrie Lingo | MF | 27 |
| 22 | Kate Barber (c) | FW | 29 |
| 24 | Dina Rizzo | FW | 26 |
| 25 | Amy Tran | GK | 25 |
| 28 | Lauren Powley | MF | 22 |