Argentina women's national field hockey team
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Nickname | Las Leonas (The Lionesses) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | PAHF (Americas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Agustín Corradini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Martín Berthold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Walter Conna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Belén Succi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Luciana Aymar (376) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Noel Barrionuevo (171) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Argentina women's national field hockey team (Spanish: Selección femenina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina) is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Agustín Corradini, who was appointed after coaching the junior team to a gold medal at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup. The team is currently fourth in the FIH World Rankings since August 2018 after their 6th place at the 2018 Hockey World Cup.
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 coaches 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 six 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 the previous year.
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 on most events 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.[1] 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
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.[2] 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.[3]
The nickname also falls in line with an unwritten Argentine tradition of naming national teams after big cats: the men's field hockey team is called Los Leones ("The Lions"), 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").
Senior team
Honours
Since its breakthrough in the 2000 Summer Olympics (where the team nicknamed "Las Leonas"' for the first time),[4] Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below:
- Summer Olympics:
- Silver medal: Sydney 2000,[5] London 2012[6]
- Bronze medal: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008
- World Cup: 2002, 2010[7]
- FIH Hockey World League: 2014–15
- Champions Trophy: 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
- Pan American Cup: 2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2017
- Pan American Games: 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
- South American Championship: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014
Tournament records
Players
Current squad
The following players were called to compete in the 2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy that took place from 17 to 25 November 2018 in Changzhou, China.[16]
Head coach: Agustín Corradini
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Belén Succi | 16 October 1985 | 207 | ||
31 | GK | Florencia Mutio | 20 November 1984 | 64 | ||
2 | DF | Sofía Toccalino | 20 March 1997 | 47 | ||
3 | DF | Agustina Gorzelany | 11 March 1996 | 30 | ||
14 | DF | Agustina Habif | 8 March 1992 | 133 | ||
29 | DF | Julia Gomes Fantasia | 30 April 1992 | 147 | ||
5 | MF | Agostina Alonso | 1 October 1995 | 47 | ||
10 | MF | Magdalena Fernández Ladra | 10 March 1995 | 56 | ||
16 | MF | Florencia Habif | 22 August 1993 | 179 | ||
18 | MF | Victoria Sauze | 21 July 1991 | 38 | ||
20 | MF | Lucina von der Heyde | 24 January 1997 | 68 | ||
26 | MF | Paula Ortiz | 16 April 1997 | 77 | ||
4 | FW | Eugenia Trinchinetti | 17 July 1997 | 58 | ||
7 | FW | Martina Cavallero | 7 May 1990 | 198 | ||
12 | FW | Delfina Merino © | 15 October 1989 | 271 | ||
15 | FW | María José Granatto | 21 April 1995 | 90 | ||
21 | FW | Milagros Fernández Ladra | 27 February 1997 | 22 | ||
28 | FW | Julieta Jankunas | 20 January 1999 | 55 | 20 |
Recent call-ups
These players were called-up in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Azul Rossetti | 9 August 1995 | 6 | v. | ||
GK | Mariana Scandura | 2 May 1994 | 3 | v. | ||
DF | Bianca Donati | 5 June 1995 | 30 | v. | ||
DF | Catalina Labake | 5 June 1998 | 4 | v. | ||
DF | Camila Machín | 3 September 1994 | 2 | v. | ||
DF | Bárbara Dichiara | 13 November 1996 | 7 | 1 | v. | |
DF | Noel Barrionuevo | 16 May 1984 | 315 | 171 | v. | |
MF | Bárbara Borgia | 20 May 1997 | 4 | v. | ||
MF | Rocío Sánchez Moccia | 2 August 1988 | 222 | v. | ||
MF | Pilar Campoy | 6 October 1990 | 64 | v. | ||
FW | Priscila Jardel | 16 January 1996 | 13 | v. | ||
FW | Agustina Albertario | 1 January 1993 | 122 | v. |
Past players
- Gabriela Aguirre - Yet active
- Magdalena Aicega - Yet active
- Laura Aladro
- Mariela Antoniska
- Inés Arrondo
- Luciana Aymar
- Moira Brinnand
- Claudia Burkart
- Victoria Carbó
- Julieta Castellán
- Laura del Colle
- María Colombo
- Silvia Corvalán
- Silvina D'Elía - Yet active
- Marina di Giacomo - Yet active
- Carla Dupuy - Yet active
- María Paz Ferrari
- Andrea Fioroni
- Julieta Franco
- Anabel Gambero
- Soledad García - Yet active
- Mariana González Oliva
- Alejandra Gulla
- María de la Paz Hernández
- Marcela Hussey
- Giselle Juárez - Yet active
- Giselle Kañevsky - Yet active
- Gabriela Liz
- Marisa López
- Rosario Luchetti - Yet active
- Sofía Maccari - Yet active
- Sofía MacKenzie
- Laura Maiztegui
- Mercedes Margalot - Yet active
- Karina Masotta
- Laura Mulhall
- Vanina Oneto
- Alejandra Palma
- Gabriela Pando
- María Gabriela Pazos
- Marcela Richezza
- Jorgelina Rimoldi
- Macarena Rodríguez - Yet active
- Cecilia Rognoni
- Pilar Romang - Yet active
- Mariana Rossi - Yet active
- Mariné Russo - Yet active
- Gabriela Sánchez
- Mariela Scarone - Yet active
- Daniela Sruoga
- Josefina Sruoga - Yet active
- Ayelén Stepnik
- María Alejandra Tucat
- Paola Vukojicic
- Victoria Zuloaga - Yet active
Not in use jersey numbers
Although not officially retired, these numbers have not been assigned to other players since then.
- 8 - Luciana Aymar, Midfielder, 1998–2014
- 22 - Camila Machín, Defender, 2018
- 25 - Gabriela Aguirre, Midfielder, 2016
- 30 - Clara Barberi, Goalkeeper, 2017
Captains
Period | Captain | Vice-captain |
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1997–2002 | Karina Masotta | Magdalena Aicega |
2003–2005 | Magdalena Aicega | Cecilia Rognoni |
2006–2008 | Luciana Aymar | |
2009–2014 | Luciana Aymar | Rosario Luchetti |
2014–2015 | Macarena Rodríguez | Carla Rebecchi |
2015–2017 | Carla Rebecchi | Belén Succi |
2017–present | Belén Succi | Delfina Merino |
Coaches
Period | Name |
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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 |
2015–2017 | Gabriel Minadeo |
2017–Present | Agustín Corradini |
Junior and youth team
Tournament records
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Current squad
Head Coach: Hernán Zago
1- Inés Welsh (GK)
3- Micaela Sirera
4- Sol Lombardo
5- Paula Lorenzini
6- Abril López
7- Gianella Palet
9- Malena Cerviño
10- Abril Vázquez
11- Catalina Labake
12- Agustina Romano (GK)
13- Guadalupe Adorno
14- Daiana Pacheco
15- Manuela Iturraspe
16- Martina Gabutti
17- Paula Santamarina
18- Ana Paula Riera
21- Milagros Fernández Ladra
Gallery
- Luciana Aymar, named "Player of the Year" eight times.
- Mariné Russo in a match against Australia in 2005.
- Mercedes Margalot in a match against Nederlands in 2005.
- Celebrating their win after the 2010 Champions Trophy final.
- The 2010 World Champion squad.
- A Goalkeeper.
- Champions Trophy winners in 2016
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) History of the Argentine Hockey Confederation Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Interview with Inés Arrondo Archived 19 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. by DeporTEA Press, 10 August 2010.
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010. , 29 September 2006.
- ↑ "El nacimiento de Las Leonas", CanchaLlena, 24 September 2010
- ↑ "Igual son de oro", Clarín, 30 September 2000
- ↑ "Las Leonas perdieron y tuvieron que conformarse con la de plata" by Sabrina Faija, Clarín, 12 August 2012
- ↑ "Las Leonas son campeonas mundiales y un verdadero orgullo de la Argentina", Los Andes, 11 September 2010
- ↑ "Home - FIH".
- ↑ "Pan American Cups".
- ↑ "Pan American Games".
- ↑ "South American Championships".
- ↑ "Home - FIH".
- ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
- ↑ "Home - FIH".
- ↑ "Home - FIH".
- ↑ https://www.cahockey.org.ar/noticia/las-leonas-convocadas-para-disputar-el-trofeo-de-campeones/2831
- ↑ "Pan American Junior Championships".
- ↑ "PAHF - 2010 Pan American Youth Championship - Women".
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