Argentina men's national field hockey team
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| Nickname | Los Leones (The Lions) | ||
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| Association | Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH) | ||
| Confederation | PAHF (Americas) | ||
| Coach | Germán Orozco | ||
| Assistant coach(es) |
Tomás MacCormik Matías Vila | ||
| Manager | Juan Pablo Hourquebie | ||
| Captain | Pedro Ibarra | ||
| Most caps | Jorge Lombi (268) | ||
| Top scorer | Jorge Lombi (341) | ||
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The Argentina national field hockey team, (Spanish: Selección masculina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina) represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Germán Orozco, who was appointed after the resignation of previous coach Carlos Retegui in 2018, and the team is currently second in the FIH World Rankings since December 2017 after their 2nd place at the 2016–17 Hockey World League.
Los Leones (The Lions) are the only team of the Americas to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. They achieved this after defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] Argentina's Olympic gold winning coach is Carlos Retegui.
Argentina has appeared in every Hockey World Cup since the first edition in 1973. They reached the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, their best position in the tournament. They also obtained a bronze medal at the 2008 Hockey Champions Trophy and a silver medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League.
At a continental level, Argentina is the most winning team in the Americas, having dominated most tournaments they played, including three gold medals at the Pan American Cup and nine gold medals at the Pan American Games.
In November 2015 Argentina reached a historic 5th place in the FIH World Rankings, only to be surpassed after their Olympic gold medal by reaching 1st place in April 2017.[2]
History
The team won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup, being ranked 11th in the FIH World Rankings. They also won the bronze medal 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.
Argentina didn't have great performances at the Summer Olympics until they won the gold medal at the 2016 edition by defeating Belgium 4–2, when they became the first national hockey team to win that prize for their country.
Senior team
Honours
Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below:
- Summer Olympics:
- Gold medal: Rio 2016
- Pan American Cup: 2004, 2013, 2017
- Pan American Games : 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015
- South American Championship: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Champions Challenge I: 2005, 2007, 2012
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: 2008
Tournament records
Players
Current squad
The following players were called to compete at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy that took place from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Breda, Netherlands.
Head Coach: Germán Orozco
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |||
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| 1 | GK | Juan Manuel Vivaldi | 17 July 1979 | 240 |  | |||
| 21 | GK | Tomás Santiago | 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||||
| 2 | DF | Gonzalo Peillat | 12 August 1992 | 136 |  | |||
| 4 | DF | Juan Ignacio Gilardi | 14 November 1981 | 158 | | |||
| 5 | DF | Pedro Ibarra (c) | 11 September 1985 | 249 | | |||
| 20 | DF | Isidoro Ibarra | 2 October 1992 | 34 | | |||
| 24 | DF | Nicolás Cicileo | 1 October 1993 | 4 |  | |||
| 30 | DF | Agustín Bugallo | 23 April 1995 | 27 | | |||
| 6 | MF | Santiago Tarazona | 31 May 1996 | 23 | | |||
| 10 | MF | Matías Paredes | 1 February 1982 | 322 | | |||
| 16 | MF | Ignacio Ortiz | 26 July 1987 | 112 | | |||
| 17 | MF | Juan Martín López | 27 May 1985 | 256 | | |||
| 22 | MF | Matías Rey | 1 December 1984 | 165 | | |||
| 9 | FW | Maico Casella | 6 May 1997 | 24 | | |||
| 11 | FW | Joaquín Menini | 18 August 1991 | 93 |  | |||
| 12 | FW | Lucas Vila | 23 August 1986 | 207 | | |||
| 18 | FW | Nicolás della Torre | 1 March 1990 | 38 | | |||
| 23 | FW | Lucas Martínez | 17 November 1995 | 26 | | |||
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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| 3 | GK | Emiliano Bosso | 3 December 1995 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Julián Sabaz | 5 | | |
| 31 | GK | Agustín Abratte | 13 | | |
| 32 | GK | Lautaro Córdoba | 0 | | |
| 6 | DF | Leandro Tolini | 37 | | |
| 26 | DF | Federico Monja | 0 | | |
| 27 | DF | Lucas Rossi | 2 June 1985 | 205 | |
| 8 | MF | Lucas Rey | 11 October 1982 | 225 | |
| 8 | MF | Nahuel Salís | 70 | | |
| 24 | MF | Manuel Brunet | 16 November 1985 | 168 | |
| 29 | MF | Ladislao Gencarelli | 27 June 1997 | 4 | |
| 34 | MF | Federico Fernández Onega | 5 | | |
| 7 | FW | Facundo Callioni | 9 October 1985 | 153 | |
| 7 | FW | Alan Andino | 2 February 1989 | 37 | |
| 14 | FW | Luca Masso | 17 July 1994 | 20 | |
| 15 | FW | Diego Paz | 10 August 1992 | 31 | |
| 21 | FW | Tomás Rodríguez Larrinaga | 5 | | |
| 25 | FW | Marc Ganly | 14 | | |
| 25 | FW | Tomás Domene | 4 September 1997 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Agustín Mazzilli | 20 June 1989 | 186 | |
| 28 | FW | Gonzalo Merino | 4 | | |
Past players
Captains
| Period | Captain |
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| 2000–2004 | Pablo Moreira |
| 2005–2006 | Germán Orozco |
| 2007–2008 | Mario Almada |
| 2008–2013 | Matías Vila |
| 2013–2014 | Lucas Rey |
| 2014–2015 | Matías Paredes |
| 2015–Present | Pedro Ibarra |
Coaches
| Period | Name |
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| ???–1983 | Juan Carlos Duré |
| 1983–1990 | Luis Ciancia |
| 1991-1992 | Jorge Ruiz |
| 1993-1996 | 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 |
| 2013–2018 | Carlos Retegui |
| 2018–present | Germán Orozco |
Junior and youth team
Tournament records
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See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "FIH confirms final line-ups for men's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
- ↑ 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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