Joaquín Menini

Joaquín Menini (born 18 August 1991) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Rotterdam.[1]

Joaquín Menini
Personal information
Born (1991-08-18) 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 Rotterdam
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2014 Mitre
2014–2016 Club de Campo
2016–2017 HGC
2017–2020 Den Bosch
2020–present Rotterdam
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Argentina 110

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, when 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 signed a contract extension in 2018.[7] In July 2020 it was announced he signed for Rotterdam for the 2020–21 season.[8]

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References
  1. "Perfil del jugador Joaquin Menini". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Joaquin MENINI – Olympic | Argentina". International Olympic Committee. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. "MENINI Joaquin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. "Los 18 Leones Mundialistas". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. "Campo and Atlètic face key league battle". ehlhockey.tv. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  6. "Gonzalo Peillat vertrekt bij HGC". hockey.nl (in Dutch). hockey.nl. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  7. "Joaquin Menini langer bij Den Bosch". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  8. "HC Rotterdam versterkt zich met aanvaller Joaquin Menini". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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