Argentina women's national field hockey team

Argentina national women's field hockey team represents  Argentina in  women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname  Las Leonas, meaning "The  Lionesses". They are the reigning  World Cup holders. ==History[edit] ==

Hockey was introduced in Argentina by English immigrants in the beginning of the 20th century, and the first women's teams were officially formed in 1909. In 1997, Sergio Vigil, a former player for the men's national team, was appointed coach. Under his leadership, Las Leonas achieved their first World Hockey Cup title, their first Olympic medals, their first Champions Trophymedals, and many other achievements. The team went from having a rather limited audience to becoming a national sensation, with some of the players even appearing as models in advertising campaigns.

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Throughout its history, the team has developed a reputation for being tenacious even when a match appears to be lost. For this reason, a   lioness  was chosen as their symbol when the team qualified for the   2000 Summer Olympics. During the second round of games, Argentina played against the powerful   Dutch team, and they chose this occasion to place the image of a lioness on their shirts for the first time.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The image was designed by then-player Inés Arrondo together with Vigil's sister-in-law. Argentina won that match, went on to win the silver medal, and Las Leonas were born. Subsequently, the junior (under 21) team is called Las Leoncitas ("the baby lionesses" or "the lioness cubs").

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The lioness logo was redesigned in 2006 by the team kit supplier, Adidas, along with Confederación Argentina de Hockey and even some of the most representative players. This is slightly different from the original, showing the lioness' tail pretending to be a hockey stick while holding a ball.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The nickname also falls in line with an unwritten Argentine tradition of naming national teams after big cats: the men's rugby union team is called Los Pumas ("The Pumas"), and the women's volleyball team is known as Las Panteras ("The Panthers"). ==Players<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[edit] == <p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The following players were called to compete at the Semifinal of the 2012–14 Women's FIH Hockey World League that took place between 22–30 June 2013 in London, England.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Head Coach: Emanuel Roggero ===Past players<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[edit] ===

===Not in use Jersey Numbers<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[edit] ===
 * Magdalena Aicega
 * Mariela Antoniska
 * Inés Arrondo
 * Moira Brinnand
 * Claudia Burkart
 * Victoria Carbó
 * Julieta Castellán
 * María Colombo
 * Silvia Corvalán
 * María Paz Ferrari
 * Andrea Fioroni
 * Anabel Gambero
 * Mariana González Oliva
 * Alejandra Gulla
 * María de la Paz Hernández
 * Marcela Hussey
 * Giselle Kañevsky
 * Gabriela Liz
 * Marisa López
 * Sofía MacKenzie
 * Laura Maiztegui
 * Mercedes Margalot
 * Karina Masotta
 * Laura Mulhall
 * Vanina Oneto
 * Alejandra Palma
 * Gabriela Pando
 * María Gabriela Pazos
 * Marcela Richezza
 * Jorgelina Rimoldi
 * Cecilia Rognoni
 * Mariana Rossi
 * Mariné Russo
 * Gabriela Sánchez
 * Ayelén Stepnik
 * María Alejandra Tucat
 * Paola Vukojicic

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Although not officially retired, these numbers have not been assigned to other players since then.

==Coaches<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[edit] ==
 * 2 – Mariana Rossi, Defender, 2010
 * 3 – Magdalena Aicega, Defender, 1994–2008
 * 6 – Ayelén Stepnik, Defender, 1998–2006, 2009
 * 10 – Soledad García, Forward, 2003–2011
 * 24 – Claudia Burkart, Defender, 2001–2010
 * 26 – Giselle Kañevsky, Defender, 2006–2011

==Tournament records<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[edit] ==