The Argentina men's national field hockey team () represents

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and is governed by the

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(CAH). The current coach is Lucas Rey, who was appointed after Mariano Ronconi let go after the

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. The team is currently sixth in the

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. ''Los Leones (The Lions)'' are the only team of the Americas to win a gold medal at the

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. They achieved this after defeating

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4–2 in the final at the

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, Brazil. Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is

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. Argentina has appeared in every

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, since the first edition in

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, except the 1998 edition. They won the bronze medal in

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, 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 four gold medals at the Pan American Cup and eleven gold medals at the

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. In November 2015 Argentina reached a historic 5th place in the

, only to be surpassed after their Olympic gold medal by reaching 1st place in April 2017.

History

The team won the bronze medal at the

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, being ranked 11th in the

. They also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Champions Trophy, during

's first period as a coach. In 2013, during the Hockey World League Semifinals in

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, the team along with coach

decide to name themselves ''Los Leones'' (The Lions), matching the nickname chosen by the

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at the

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, Australia. Argentina didn't have great performances at the

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until they won the gold medal at the 2016 edition by defeating

4–2, when they became the first national hockey team to win that prize for their country. Los Leones en 2015

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Pan American Championships

Pan American Games

Pan American Cup

South American Championships

South American Games

South American Championship

FIH Pro League

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Defunct competitions

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge I

Hockey World League

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Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were named on 2 December 2024 for the FIH Pro League matches against

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and

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from 10 to 15 December 2024 in

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, Argentina. ''Caps are correct as of 4 August 2024, after the match against

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Recent call-ups

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

Past players

* Mario Almada * Manuel Brunet * Maximiliano Caldas * Facundo Callioni *

Lucas Cammareri Lucas Hernán Cammareri (born April 4, 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a field hockey forward from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2002, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer ...

Matías Cammareri Matías Gabriel Cammareri (born 5 August 1978) is an Argentine football coach and former field hockey midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Chilean club Universidad Católica. Field hockey career Born in Buenos Aires, Cammareri made ...

Agustín Corradini Agustín Esteban Corradini (born 31 July 1984) is an Argentine retired field hockey player. He was a member of the national team and in May 2017, after coaching the junior team to a gold medal at the 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, he was a ...

Fernando Falchetto Fernando Falchetto (born 20 August 1971) is an Argentine former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona ' ...

* Fernando Ferrara *

Marcelo Garraffo Marcelo Omar Garraffo Biano (born September 5, 1957) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country. He became a field hockey coach subsequent to his retirement as a player. At his ...

Juan Ignacio Gilardi Juan Ignacio Gilardi (born 14 November 1981) is an Argentine retired field hockey player who played as a defender for the Argentine national team. He was part of the Argentine team that won gold in men's field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympi ...

* Juan Pablo Hourquebie * Isidoro Ibarra *

Pedro Ibarra Pedro Ibarra (born 11 September 1985) is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a defender. He represented the Argentine national team from 2004 to 2021. Career He made his debut for the national squad in 2004, after having play ...

Jorge Lombi Jorge Maximiliano Lombi Etulain (born November 1, 1971, in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1991 in a friendly against Spain. Lombi also plays for the Hyderabad Sultans in the I ...

Juan Martín López Juan Martín López (born 27 May 1985) is an Argentine field hockey player for Banco Provincia. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. Juan Martín has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hoc ...

* Luca Masso *

Joaquín Menini Joaquín Raúl Menini Suero (born 18 August 1991) is a field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam. Born in Argentina, he represents Spain at international level. He previously played for his country of birt ...

* Pablo Moreira * Gabriel Minadeo *

Ignacio Ortiz IGNACIO ORTIZ CEDEÑO Originally from La Piedad, Michoacán, he was born in 1934. He completed his first professional studies at the University of Nuevo León at the Plastic Arts Workshop, and continued his studies at the INBA School of Painting. ...

Matías Paredes Matías Enrique Paredes (born 1 February 1982) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ducilo and the Argentine national team. Club career Paredes started his club career with Ducilo at age four in his nat ...

* Gonzalo Peillat *

* Lucas Rey * Lucas Rossi * Juan Manuel Saladino * Sergio Vigil *

Lucas Vila Lucas Martín Vila (born 23 August 1986) is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a forward. He made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He played a tota ...

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 201 ...

Rodrigo Vila Rodrigo Nicolas Vila (born 23 October 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a field hockey striker who made his debut for the national squad in 1998 and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics and 20 ...

* Juan Manuel Vivaldi *

Fernando Zylberberg Fernando Zylberberg (born June 30, 1977) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina. Biography Zylberberg was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With the National team, he made his debut in 1997 and competed for his native country at the 200 ...

Captains

Coaches

References

External links

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