Joaquín Menini

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menini and the second or maternal family name is Suero.
Joaquín Menini
Menini with Argentina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Raúl Menini Suero[1]
Born Joaquín Raúl Menini
(1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 33)
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
0000–2014 Mitre
2014–2016 Club de Campo
2016–2017 HGC
2017–2020 Den Bosch
2020–present Rotterdam
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2019 Argentina 110
2022– Spain 33 (9)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 The Hague
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lancaster
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Guadalajara
Last updated on: 1 February 2023

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.[2] He previously played for his country of birth national team.

He was part of the Argentine team that won gold in men's field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

International career

Argentina

He made his debut for the Argentina national team in 2011 in a Champions Challenge's tournament played in South Africa. He won his first gold medal in 2014 South American Games.[4] Menini was part of the Argentina squad that won the bronze medal 2014 World Cup, he also played at the 2018 World Cup.[5]

Spain

Due to having a Spanish passport alongside his Argentinian one he was eligible to play for Spain in February 2022 after not having played for Argentina for three years. He made his debut for Spain against England on 4 February 2022.[6][7]

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.[8] He played there until 2016, when he moved to the Netherlands to play for HGC in Wassenaar.[9] After having played one year for them he transferred to another Dutch club, HC Den Bosch where he signed a contract extension in 2018.[10] In July 2020 it was announced he signed for Rotterdam for the 2020–21 season.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *". Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Perfil del jugador Joaquin Menini". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Joaquin MENINI – Olympic | Argentina". International Olympic Committee. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "MENINI Joaquin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Los 18 Leones Mundialistas". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ Borcherts, Reemt (15 December 2021). "Waarom een Argentijnse olympisch kampioen voor Spanje kiest". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. ^ Mariani, Mauro (3 February 2022). "Joaquín Menini: "A nadie le interesa el bien del hockey argentino"". ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Campo and Atlètic face key league battle". ehlhockey.tv. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Gonzalo Peillat vertrekt bij HGC". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Joaquin Menini langer bij Den Bosch". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  11. ^ "HC Rotterdam versterkt zich met aanvaller Joaquin Menini". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.