Joaquín Menini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 August 1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Den Bosch | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2014 | Mitre | ||
| 2014–2016 | Club de Campo | ||
| 2016–2017 | HGC | ||
| 2017–present | Den Bosch | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Argentina | 110 | |
Joaquín Menini (born 18 August 1991) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Den Bosch[1]
He was part of the Argentine team that won gold in men's field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
International career
He made his debut for the Argentina national team in 2014 in a friendly four nations tournament in Santiago, Chile and he played his first competitive matches at the 2014 South American Games where he won the gold medal.[3] Menini was part of the Argentina squad that won the bronze medal 2014 World Cup, he also played at the 2018 World Cup.[4]
Club career
Menini played in Argentina for Club Ferrocarril Mitre before he moved to Europe in 2014 to play for Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain.[5] He played there until 2016, before he moved to the Netherlands to play for HGC in Wassenaar.[6] After having played one year for them he transferred to another Dutch club, HC Den Bosch where he recently signed a contract extension.[7]
References
- ^ "Perfil del jugador Joaquin Menini". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Joaquin MENINI – Olympic | Argentina". International Olympic Committee. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "MENINI Joaquin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Los 18 Leones Mundialistas". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Campo and Atlètic face key league battle". ehlhockey.tv. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Gonzalo Peillat vertrekt bij HGC". hockey.nl (in Dutch). hockey.nl. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Joaquin Menini langer bij Den Bosch". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
External links
- Joaquín Menini at the International Hockey Federation
- Joaquín Menini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- Argentine male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players of Argentina
- Male field hockey forwards
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- South American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- South American Games medalists in field hockey
- HC Den Bosch players
- Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players
- HGC players
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players
- Field hockey players from Buenos Aires
- Expatriate field hockey players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain