Argentina men's national field hockey team

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Argentina
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Nickname(s)Los Leones (The Lions)
AssociationConfederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH)
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head Coach
Assistant coach(es)Matías Vila
Manager
CaptainMaico Casella, Agustín Mazzilli and Matías Rey
Most capsMatías Paredes (356)
Top scorerJorge Lombi (341)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 6 Increase 1 (4 March 2022)[1]
Highest1 (April 2017 – October 2017)
Lowest14 (2009)
Olympic Games
Appearances12 (first in 1948)
Best result1st (2016)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1971)
Best result3rd (2014)
Pan American Games
Appearances14 (first in 1967)
Best result1st (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2000)
Best result1st (2004, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Cup 0 0 1
Pan American Games 10 4 0
Pan American Cup 4 0 2
Champions Trophy 0 0 1
Hockey World League 0 1 0
South American Games 3 0 0
South American Championship 4 0 0
Total 22 5 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 The Hague
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 London
Gold medal – first place 2013 Brampton
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lancaster
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Havana
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Santiago
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rotterdam
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2008 Montevideo
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santiago

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 , who was appointed after Germán Orozco was let go in 2020. The team is currently seventh in the FIH World Rankings.

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.[2] Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is Carlos Retegui.

Argentina has appeared in every Hockey World Cup, since the first edition in 1973, except the 1998 edition. They won the bronze medal in 2014, 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 ten 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.[3]

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 a coach.

In 2013, during the Hockey 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.

Los Leones in 2015.

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympics[]

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908
until
Germany 1936 		Did not participate
United Kingdom 1948 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 5 12 Squad
Finland 1952
until
Japan 1964 		Did not participate
Mexico 1968 13th place game 14th 8 1 1 6 4 22 Squad
West Germany 1972 13th place game 14th 8 0 3 5 4 10 Squad
Canada 1976 Cross-over 11th 6 1 0 5 6 15 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 Did not participate
South Korea 1988 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 15 22 Squad
Spain 1992 11th place game 11th 7 2 0 5 14 20 Squad
United States 1996 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 16 19 Squad
Australia 2000 7th place game 8th 7 1 2 4 16 22 Squad
Greece 2004 11th place game 11th 7 1 2 4 13 19 Squad
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 9th place game 10th 6 1 1 4 11 17 Squad
Brazil 2016 Final 1st 8 5 2 1 25 17 Squad
Japan 2020 Quarterfinals 7th 6 2 1 3 11 14 Squad
Total 1 title 12/24 80 20 15 45 140 209

World Cup[]

FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 9th place game 10th 5 0 0 5 1 11 N/A
Netherlands 1973 9th place game 9th 7 2 3 2 5 9
Malaysia 1975 11th place game 11th 7 3 1 3 15 17
Argentina 1978 7th place game 8th 8 2 2 4 12 18
India 1982 11th place game 12th 7 1 0 6 9 21
England 1986 5th place game 6th 7 2 1 4 8 10
Pakistan 1990 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 15 15
Australia 1994 7th place game 7th 7 2 3 2 13 13
Netherlands 1998 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2002 5th place game 6th 9 6 0 3 23 18 Squad
Germany 2006 9th place game 10th 7 2 1 4 9 16 Squad
India 2010 7th place game 7th 6 3 0 3 13 13 Squad
Netherlands 2014 3rd place game 3rd 7 5 0 2 18 10 Squad
India 2018 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 12 11 Squad
India 2023 Qualified
Total 3rd place 14/15 88 33 12 43 153 182

FIH Pro League[]

FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
2019 5th 14 6 3 5 41 36
2020–21 7th 12 2 4 6 26 35 Squad
2021–22 Qualified Squad
Total Best: 5th 26 8 7 11 67 71

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[]

Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup record
Year Position
2006 7th
2007 5th
2008 1st
2012 2nd
2018 3rd
Best result: 1st place

Defunct competitions[]

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Team[]

Current squad[]

Main article: Argentina men's national field hockey squad records

The following 18 players were named for the FIH Pro League match against India on 20 March 2022 in Bhubaneswar, India.

Head coach:

Caps updated as of 20 March 2022, after the match against India.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Tomás Santiago (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 29) 34 Belgium Gantoise
2 GK (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 21) 1 Argentina Ducilo
4 DF (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 26) 27 Spain
6 DF Santiago Tarazona (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 25) 74 Spain Real Club de Polo
18 DF (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 28) 26 Belgium Léopold
22 DF Matías Rey (Captain) (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 37) 233 Argentina San Fernando
11 MF (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 26) 2 Spain Club de Campo
15 MF Diego Paz (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 29) 49 France
19 MF (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 24) 4 Belgium
25 MF (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 25) 15 Germany
29 MF Thomas Habif (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 25) 26 Germany Harvestehuder THC
30 MF Agustín Bugallo (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 26) 96 Belgium Gantoise
7 FW Nicolás Keenan (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 24) 43 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland
14 FW Nicolás Della Torre (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 32) 58 Belgium Dragons
21 FW Tomas Domene (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 24) 34 Belgium
23 FW Lucas Martínez (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 28) 93 Belgium Dragons
31 FW (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 22) 15 Germany Uhlenhorst Mülheim
32 FW Martín Ferreiro (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 24) 63 Belgium Gantoise

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 26) 6 Argentina GEBA v.  England, 20 February 2022
GK Juan Manuel Vivaldi (1979-07-17) 17 July 1979 (age 42) 294 Argentina Banco Provincia 2020 Summer Olympics
DF Leandro Tolini (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 32) 90 Netherlands v.  England, 20 February 2022
DF Nicolás Cicileo (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 28) 72 Belgium v.  England, 20 February 2022
DF (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 21) 1 Argentina Jockey Club Córdoba v.  Belgium, 13 February 2022
DF (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 27) 5 Spain Tenis v.  Belgium, 12 February 2022
DF Juan Martín López (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985 (age 36) 322 Argentina Banco Provincia 2020 Summer Olympics
DF Pedro Ibarra (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 36) 316 Argentina San Fernando 2020 Summer Olympics
MF (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 29) 2 Belgium v.  England, 20 February 2022
MF (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 23) 2 Argentina Ducilo v.  England, 20 February 2022
MF (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 30) 53 Netherlands 2022 Pan American Cup
MF Agustín Mazzilli (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 32) 232 Belgium 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Lucas Rossi (1985-06-02)2 June 1985 (aged 34) 217 Belgium 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Ignacio Ortiz (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987 (age 34) 180 Argentina Banco Provincia 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Nahuel Salis (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 32) 87 Belgium 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Isidoro Ibarra (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 29) 53 Argentina San Fernando v.  Germany, 4 April 2021
FW Maico Casella (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 24) 91 Netherlands v.  England, 20 February 2022
FW Lucas Vila (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 35) 262 Spain 2020 Summer Olympics

Past players[]

Captains[]

Period Captain
2000–2004 Pablo Moreira
2005–2006 Germán Orozco
2007–2008 Mario Almada
2008–2013 Matías Vila
2013–2014 Lucas Rey
2014–2015 Matías Paredes
2015–2021 Pedro Ibarra
2021–Present Maico Casella
Agustín Mazzilli
Matías Rey

Coaches[]

Period Name
???–1983
1983–1990
1991–1992 Jorge Ruiz
1993–1996
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 (2nd cycle)
2018–2020 Germán Orozco
2020–2021
2021 Carlos Retegui (3rd cycle)
2021–Present (2nd cycle)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "FIH confirms final line-ups for men's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ "South American Championships – Final Standings". panamhockey.org. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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