Macarena Aguilar

Macarena Aguilar Díaz (born 1985)[1] is a Spanish handballer member of the Spanish national team.[2][3][4]

Macarena Aguilar
Aguilar in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Macarena Aguilar Díaz
Born	1985 (age 34–35) Bolaños de Calatrava, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2001–2009	Sagunto
2009–2012	SD Itxako
2012–2014	Randers HK
2014–2015	Győri ETO KC
2015	Rostov-Don
2015–2016	Siófok KC
2016–2018	Thüringer HC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2017	Spain	240	(638)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Championship 2011 Brazil European Championship 2008 Macedonia 2014 Croatia/Hungary Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Team

Club career

Aguilar started her senior career at Balonmano Sagunto, where she stayed for eight years.[5] With Sagunto, she won every domestic competition: Spanish Championship, Spanish League Cup, Queen's Cup (Spanish: Copa de la Reina) and Spanish Supercup.[6] In July 2009, she moved to Estella to play for Itxako.[5] Currently she plays for the German team Thüringer HC.

National team

Macarena Aguilar won a gold medal with the Spanish team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería.[7] She also competed at the 2008 European Championship,[8] where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the semifinal.[9]

As of August 2009, Aguilar has played 88 matches[10] and scored 253 goals[11] for the national team. She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[12] where the Spanish team placed third. She was also part of the Spanish team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Championship.[13]

Injuries and awards

Aguilar broke her nose five times during her career. She lost nine months of competitions in 2008 due to a knee injury, and fractured a metatarsal bone on her foot at the 2012 European Championships. In 2013, she received the Bronze Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.[4]

References

1. "Itxako está muy cerca de fichar a la central Macarena Aguilar". Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
2. Gurbindo, Andrea (31 July 2009). "Macarena Aguilar, nueva incorporación del Itxako" (in Spanish). Diariodenavarra.es. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
3. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
4. Macarena Aguilar. nbcolympics.com
5. "Itxako está muy cerca de fichar a la central Macarena Aguilar". Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
6. Ambroš, Ivan (10 August 2009). "Itxako sign Macarena Aguilar". ehfcl.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
7. "Handball – Medals by Event – Women". Centro de Documentación y Exposición de los Juegos Mediterraneos. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
8. "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Spain team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
9. "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia" (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
10. "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). R.F.E.BM. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
11. "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). R.F.E.BM. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
12. "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
13. "Macarena Aguilar Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2015.