Argentina men's national field hockey team
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| Nickname | Los Leones (The Lions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | PAHF (Americas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Carlos Retegui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach |
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| Manager | Alejandro Doherty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Pedro Ibarra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Jorge Lombi (268) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Jorge Lombi (341) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in international field hockey competitions.[1]
The team won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup, being ranked 11th in the FIH World Rankings. They have also won bronze at the 2008 Champions Trophy, during Carlos Retegui's first period as coach.
In 2013, during the World League Semifinals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the team along with coach Carlos Retegui decide to name themselves Los Leones (The Lions), matching the nickname chosen by the women's team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Players
Current squad
The following players were called to compete at the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Final that took place from 28 November to 6 December 2015 in Raipur, India.
Head Coach: Carlos Retegui
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |||
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| 1 | GK | Juan Manuel Vivaldi | 17 July 1979 | 175 | Banco Provincia
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| 13 | GK | Julián Sabaz | 8 | Banfield | ||||
| 2 | DF | Gonzalo Peillat | 12 August 1992 | 72 |  HGC
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| 4 | DF | Juan Ignacio Gilardi | 14 November 1981 | 92 | San Fernando
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| 5 | DF | Pedro Ibarra (c) | 11 September 1985 | 183 | San Fernando
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| 22 | DF | Matías Rey | 1 December 1984 | 112 |  R. C. Polo
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| 27 | DF | Lucas Rossi | 2 June 1985 | 146 | Banco Provincia | |||
| 8 | MF | Lucas Rey | 11 October 1982 | 196 | San Fernando
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| 10 | MF | Matías Paredes | 1 February 1982 | 256 | Ducilo
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| 15 | MF | Diego Paz | 10 August 1992 | 11 | Ciudad de Buenos Aires
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| 16 | MF | Ignacio Ortiz | 26 July 1987 | 58 | Banco Provincia
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| 17 | MF | Juan Martín López | 27 May 1985 | 185 | Banco Provincia
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| 21 | MF | Felipe Oleastro | 6 | Santa Bárbara
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| 24 | MF | Manuel Brunet | 16 November 1985 | 119 | .svg.png){kind=small} Royal Daring | |||
| 11 | FW | Joaquín Menini | 18 August 1991 | 33 | Club de Campo
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| 12 | FW | Lucas Vila | 23 August 1986 | 148 | Club de Campo
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| 14 | FW | Luca Masso | 17 July 1994 | 0 | Waterloo Ducks HC
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| 26 | FW | Agustín Mazzilli | 20 June 1989 | 132 | Royal Leopold | |||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |||
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| 30 | GK | Joaquín Berthold | 16 March 1980 | SAG
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| 31 | GK | Agustín Abratte | 16 December 1985 | 7 | Ducilo | |||
| 6 | DF | Nicolás Cicileo | 1 October 1993 | 0 | Ciudad de Buenos Aires | |||
| 14 | MF | Pablo Trevisán | 5 July 1986 | 8 | San Fernando
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| 20 | MF | Isidoro Ibarra | 2 October 1992 | San Fernando | ||||
| 7 | FW | Facundo Callioni | 9 October 1985 | 104 | Royal Orée THB
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| 13 | FW | Lucas Martínez | 17 November 1993 | 18 | Mitre
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| 19 | FW | Nicolás Della Torre | 1 March 1990 | Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||||
Past players
- Jorge Lombi
- Marcelo Garraffo
- Pablo Moreira
- Fernando Ferrara
- Juan Pablo Hourquebie
- Mario Almada
- Ignacio Quiles
- Carlos Retegui
- Gabriel Minadeo
- Sergio Vigil
- Matías Vila
- Rodrigo Vila
- Lucas Cammareri
- Matías Cammareri
- Maximiliano Caldas
Coaches
| Period | Name |
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| ???–1983 | Juan Carlos Duré |
| 1983–1991 | Luis Ciancia |
| 1991–1996 | Miguel MacCormik |
| 1996–1999 | Marcelo Garraffo |
| 1999–2000 | Alejandro Verga |
| 2000–2005 | Jorge Ruíz |
| 2005–2008 | Sergio Vigil |
| 2008–2009 | Carlos Retegui |
| 2009–2012 | Pablo Lombi |
| 2012–2013 | Franco Nicola |
| 2013–present | Carlos Retegui |
Honours
- Champions Challenge I (3): 2005, 2007, 2012
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (1): 2008
- Pan American Cup (2): 2004, 2013
- Pan American Games (8): 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015
- South American Championship (6): 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014
Tournament history
Senior team
Junior team
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See also
- Argentina women's national field hockey team (Las Leonas)
References
- ↑ "CAH - Confederación Argentina de HOCKEY - Argentina - Sitio Oficial". Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ↑ "World Cup - Men's Events" at FIH.com
- ↑ Pan American Cups - Men at PanAmerican Hockey Federation
- ↑ Pan American Games - Men at PanAmerican Hockey Federation
- ↑ South American Championships at PanAmerican Hockey Federation
- ↑ Olympic Games - Men's Events at FIH.com
- ↑ World League - Men's Events at FIH.com
- ↑ Champions Trophy - Men's Events at FIH.com
- ↑ Champions Challenge - Men's Events at FIH.com
- ↑ "Hockey: ellos también rugen y brillan en el Mundial junior", by Gabriela Padín at La Nación
- ↑ an American Junior Championships - Finals Standings on PAFH.com
- ↑ 2010 Pan American Youth Championship on PanAmerican Hockey.com
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