Matías Vila
Matías Damián Vila (born 7 July 1979 in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1997, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Vila started to play hockey aged seven. After the Athens Games he moved from Banco Provincia to a Dutch club Tilburg, which had just been promoted to the top league in the Netherlands, together with fellow-international Tomás MacCormik. His younger brothers Rodrigo and Lucas are also field hockey internationals for Argentina. With the national squad, Matías has won the bronze medal at the 2008 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and four medals at the Pan American Games.
References
- "Matias Vila". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
External links
- "Pakistan, Argentina keep hopes alive", 3 March 2002. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India.
- Matías Vila at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Matías Vila at the International Olympic Committee
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