Argentina women's national field hockey team

Argentina
Argentina
Nickname Las Leonas (The Lionesses)
Association Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH)
Confederation PAHF (Americas)
Coach Gabriel Minadeo
Assistant coach Agustín Corradini
Martín Berthold
Matías Vila
Manager Gabriela Pando
Captain Carla Rebecchi
Most caps Luciana Aymar (376)
Top scorer Noel Barrionuevo (165)
FIH ranking 2 Increase
First kit
Second kit
Olympic medal record
Field hockey
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
2012 London Team

The Argentina women's national field hockey team (Spanish: Selección femenina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina) represents Argentina in international field hockey competitions.

The governing body is the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Gabriel Minadeo, who was appointed after the resignation of Santiago Capurro in October 2015, and the team is currently second in the FIH World Rankings since December 2015 after winning the 2014–15 World League.[1]

Las Leonas (The Lionesses) have appeared in five Hockey World Cup finals, including the first final in 1974, which they lost 1–0 to the Netherlands. Argentina had to settle with second place in two more finals before winning the tournament for the first time in 2002, beating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. Argentina, led by eight-time FIH Player of the Year Luciana Aymar won again in 2010, a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands. Argentina's World Cup winning managers are Sergio Vigil in 2002, and Carlos Retegui in 2010.

Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics, winning four consecutive medals (two silver, two bronze) since the 2000 edition, when they became the first women's team in any sport to win an Olympic medal for their country. Luciana Aymar is the only player that has participated and won those four medals. Also, after their first title in 2001 at a Champions Trophy, they have won the tournament five more times. In front of a home crowd they won the 2014–15 World League as the first international title after Aymar's retirement from the national team.

At a continental level, Argentina has dominated and won every tournament they played, including the Pan American Cup and the Pan American Games leaving the United States with second place every time until they lost the 2011 Pan American Games final for the first time.

In July 2003, after the implementation of an official World Ranking System, Argentina reached the top of the FIH World Rankings for the first time, reaching it again in 2010 after obtaining the World Cup title and once more in late 2013.

History

Hockey was introduced in Argentina by English immigrants in the beginning of the 20th century, and the first women's teams were officially formed in 1909.[2] In 1997, Sergio Vigil, a former player for the men's national team, was appointed coach. Under his leadership, Las Leonas achieved their first World Hockey Cup title, their first Olympic medals, their first Champions Trophy medals, and many other achievements. The team went from having a rather limited audience to becoming a national sensation, with some of the players even appearing as models in advertising campaigns.

Nickname

The Lionesses emblem.

Throughout its history, the team has developed a reputation for being tenacious even when a match appears to be lost. For this reason, a lioness was chosen as their symbol when the team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. During the second round of games, Argentina played against the powerful Dutch team, and they chose this occasion to place the image of a lioness on their shirts for the first time.

The image was designed by then-player Inés Arrondo together with Vigil's sister-in-law.[3] Argentina won that match, went on to win the silver medal, and Las Leonas were born. Subsequently, the junior (under 21) team is called Las Leoncitas ("the baby lionesses" or "the lioness cubs").

The lioness logo was redesigned in 2006 by the team kit supplier, Adidas, along with Confederación Argentina de Hockey and even some of the most representative players. This is slightly different from the original, showing the lioness' tail pretending to be a hockey stick while holding a ball.[4]

The nickname also falls in line with an unwritten Argentine tradition of naming national teams after big cats: the men's rugby union team is called Los Pumas ("The Pumas"), and the women's volleyball team is known as Las Panteras ("The Panthers").

Players

Current squad

The following players were called to compete at five test matches in Europe, two against Belgium and three against Germany, that were held between 19–27 April 2016 in Auderghem, Belgium and Cologne, Germany.[5]

Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Belén Succi (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 142 Argentina San Isidro Club
31 GK Florencia Mutio (1984-11-20) 20 November 1984 28 Argentina San Fernando
3 DF Victoria Zuloaga (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 33 Argentina Mar del Plata Club
14 DF Agustina Habif (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 51 Argentina GEBA
26 DF Paula Ortiz (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 15 Argentina San Martín
27 DF Noel Barrionuevo (1984-05-16) 16 May 1984 244 Argentina Ciudad de Buenos Aires
29 DF Julia Gomes Fantasia (1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 64 Argentina GEBA
6 MF Jimena Cedrés (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 35 Argentina San Fernando
9 MF Carla Dupuy (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 71 Argentina GEBA
16 MF Florencia Habif (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 111 Netherlands Pinoké
17 MF Rocío Sánchez Moccia (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 142 Argentina Liceo Naval
20 MF Lucina Von der Heyde (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 0 Argentina River Plate
23 MF Pilar Campoy (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 10 Argentina Club Náutico Hacoaj
7 FW Martina Cavallero (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 125 Argentina Hurling Club
11 FW Carla Rebecchi (c) (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 251 Argentina Ciudad de Buenos Aires
12 FW Delfina Merino (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 194 Argentina Banco Provincia
15 FW María José Granatto (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 6 Argentina Santa Bárbara
19 FW Agustina Albertario (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 64 Argentina Lomas Athletic Club

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
13 GK Laura Aladro (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983 73 Argentina River Plate
32 GK Mariana Scandura (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 1 Argentina Club Tacurú
2 DF Sofía Toccalino (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 21 Argentina St. Catherine's
24 DF Claudia Burkart (1980-02-22) 22 February 1980 113 Argentina CASI
4 MF Eugenia Trinchinetti (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 4 Argentina San Fernando
5 MF Macarena Rodríguez (1978-06-10) 10 June 1978 169 Argentina River Plate
18 MF Pilar Romang (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 57 Argentina Ciudad de Buenos Aires
30 MF Josefina Sruoga (1990-08-23) 23 August 1990 163 Argentina GEBA
20 FW Luciana Molina (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 31 Argentina Marista Rugby Club
22 FW Giselle Juárez (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 64 Argentina Club Atlético Monte Hermoso
25 FW Gabriela Aguirre (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 39 Argentina Banco Provincia
28 FW Julieta Jankunas (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 0 Argentina Universitario de Córdoba

Past players

Not in use jersey numbers

Although not officially retired, these numbers have not been assigned to other players since then.

Coaches

Sergio Vigil, with whom Las Leonas won 7 titles and 2 Olympic medals.
Period Name
1986–1991 Miguel MacCormik
1991–1997 Rodolfo Mendoza
1997–2004 Sergio Vigil
2004–2009 Gabriel Minadeo
2009–2012 Carlos Retegui
2012–2013 Marcelo Garraffo
2013 Emanuel Roggero
2013–2014 Carlos Retegui
2014–2015 Santiago Capurro
2015–Present Gabriel Minadeo

Honours

Since its breakthrough in the 2000 Summer Olympics (where the team nicknamed "Las Leonas"' for the first time),[6] Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below:

Tournament records

Senior team

World Cup[10]
Year Host city Position
1974 France Mandelieu, France 2nd
1976 West Germany Berlin, West Germany 2nd
1978 Spain Madrid, Spain 3rd
1981 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 6th
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th
1986 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia 9th
1994 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 2nd
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 4th
2002 Australia Perth, Australia 1st
2006 Spain Madrid, Spain 3rd
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 1st
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands 3rd
2018 England London, England TBD
Pan American Cup[11]
Year Host city Position
2001 Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica 1st
2004 Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados 1st
2009 Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda 1st
2013 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 1st
2017 United States Lancaster, United States Qualified
Pan American Games[12]
Year Host city Position
1987 United States Indianapolis, United States 1st
1991 Cuba Havana, Cuba 1st
1995 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st
1999 Canada Winnipeg, Canada 1st
2003 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st
2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
2011 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada 2nd
2019 Peru Lima, Peru TBD
South American Championship / South American Games[13]
Year Host city Position
2003 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
2006 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st
2008 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 1st
2010 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
2013 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
2014 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
Olympic Games[14]
Year Host city Position
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States DNQ
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 7th
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain DNQ
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 7th
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 3rd
2008 China Beijing, China 3rd
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 2nd
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Qualified
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan TBD
World League[15]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal England London, England 3rd
Final Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 4th
2014–15 Semifinal Spain Valencia, Spain 4th
Final Argentina Rosario, Argentina 1st
2016–17 Semifinals Argentina Argentina Qualified
Champions Trophy[16]
Year Host city Position
1987 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands DNQ
1989 West Germany Frankfurt, West Germany DNQ
1991 Germany Berlin, Germany DNQ
1993 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands DNQ
1995 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina 6th
1997 Germany Berlin, Germany DNQ
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 4th
2000 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2001 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2002 Macau Macau, China 2nd
2003 Australia Sydney, Australia 4th
2004 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 3rd
2005 Australia Canberra, Australia 4th
2006 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2007 Argentina Quilmes, Argentina 2nd
2008 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st
2009 Australia Sydney, Australia 1st
2010 England Nottingham, England 1st
2011 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2012 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 1st
2014 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 1st
2016 England London, England Qualified
2018 TBC TBC

Junior team

Junior World Cup
Year Host city Position
1989 Canada Ottawa, Canada 6th
1993 Spain Terrassa, Spain 1st
1997 South Korea Seongnam, South Korea 3rd
2001 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd
2005 Chile Santiago, Chile 5th
2009 United States Boston, United States 2nd
2013 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2016 Chile Santiago, Chile Qualified
Youth Olympic Games
Year Host city Position
2010 Singapore Singapore 2nd
2014 China Nanjing, China 3rd
2018 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Qualified
Pan American Junior Championship[17]
Year Host city Position
1988 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st
1992 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela 1st
1997 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
2000 Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados 1st
2005 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st
2008 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 3rd
2012 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2016 Trinidad and Tobago Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago 1st
Pan American Youth Championship
Year Host city Position
2010 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 1st[18]
2014 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 1st

Gallery

See also

Notes

References

External links

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Awards
Preceded by
Argentina Gonzalo Quesada
Olimpia de Oro
2000
Succeeded by
Argentina José Cóceres
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