Argentina men's national field hockey team


The Argentina national field hockey team, represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation. The current coach is Germán Orozco, who was appointed after the resignation of previous coach Carlos Retegui in 2018, and the team is currently fourth in the FIH World Rankings since December 2018 after their 7th place at the 2018 Hockey World Cup.
Los Leones 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. Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is Carlos Retegui.
Argentina has appeared in every Men's Hockey World Cup, since the first edition in 1973, except the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. They won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, 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 Men's 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.

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 World League Semifinals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the team along with coach Carlos Retegui decide to name themselves Los Leones, 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.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Pan American Games

Pan American Cup

South American Games

South American Championship

FIH Pro League

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Defunct competitions

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge I

Hockey World League

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 19 February 2020 for the FIH Pro League matches against New Zealand and Australia from 28 February to 7 March 2020.
Head coach: Germán Orozco
Caps updated as of 7 March 2020, after the match against Australia.

Recent call-ups

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

Past players

Coaches