ink ▁Hockey ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁sport ▁has ▁been ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Spain . ▁After ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Portugal ▁hasn ' t ▁managed ▁to ▁reach ▁any ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Championship , ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁ending ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁edition ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁place . ▁The ▁main ▁protagon ists ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁were ▁Fil ipe ▁Santos , ▁Gu il h erme ▁Silva , ▁José ▁Carlos ▁Cal if ór nia , ▁Lu ís ▁Fer re ira , ▁Paulo ▁Al me ida , ▁Paulo ▁Al ves , ▁Pedro ▁Al ves , ▁R ui ▁L op es , ▁T ó ▁Ne ves ▁and ▁V ít or ▁Fort un ato ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁mill en ni um ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁has ▁been ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Spain ▁on ▁a ▁World ▁and ▁European ▁level ▁in ▁international ▁r ink ▁hockey . ▁Portugal , ▁after ▁a ▁ 4 th - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Championship , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁tournament , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁hosts , ▁defe ating ▁Italy ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁while