Argentine field hockey player
Cecilia Rognoni |
| Personal information |
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| Full name | María Cecilia Rognoni |
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| Born | (1976-12-01)December 1, 1976 (age 48)
Buenos Aires,Argentina |
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) |
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| Playing position | Defender |
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| Senior career |
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| Years | Team |
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| –2005 | Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
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| National team |
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
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| 1994–1997 | Argentina U21 | | |
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| 1994–2004, 2010 | Argentina | 231 | |
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| Last updated on: April 26th, 2013 |
María Cecilia Rognoni (born December 1, 1976, inBuenos Aires) is a retiredArgentinefield hockey player, who won the2002 World Cup inPerth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by theFIH.
Cecilia belongs to the generation that gave rise to the myth of theLas Leonas. She won the silver medal at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, the bronze medal at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and theChampions Trophy in 2001. In 2005, she was separated from the Argentine national field hockey team by the coachGabriel Minadeo, after she said that "many of the players have a place on the team just because of their surname".[1] She came back to the team in 2010[2] underCarlos Retegui coaching but was forced to leave the team due knee injuries.[3]
She also played forClub Ciudad de Buenos Aires, and in the Netherlands forHC Rotterdam andHC Bloemendaal in the second division of theNetherlands.[4].
- 1994: Champion of the South American Tournament (Chile)
- 1995: 4th place at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Cape Town)
- 1996: 7th place at the1996 Summer Olympics
- 1997: 3rd place at the Junior World Championships (Korea)
- 1998: 4th place at the World Championship (Ultrecht, Netherlands)
- 1999: Gold medal at the1999 Pan American Games (Winnipeg, Canada)
- 1999: 4th place in the Champions Trophy (Brisbane)
- 2000: Silver Medal at the2000 Summer Olympics
- 2001:Pan American Cup (Kingston, Jamaica)
- 2001:Champions Trophy (Amstelveen, Netherlands)
- 2001: Champion of the Three Nations Cup
- 2002: 2nd place at theChampions Trophy (Macau, China)
- 2002:World Cup (Perth, Australia)
- 2003: Champion of the Euro with the Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- 2003:2003 Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
- 2004: 2nd place four nations tournament Córdoba (Argentina)
- 2004: Bronze medal at the2004 Summer Olympics
- 2004: 3rd place at theChampions Trophy (Rosario, Argentina)
- 1995 - Clarín Award Revelation (Field Hockey)
- 1997 - Top scorer in the junior Pan American Championship in Chile
- 1998 - Clarín Award Consecration (Field Hockey)
- 2000 -Gold Olimpia Award (Field Hockey) (National Team)
- 2001 - Pan American Cup scorer of Kingston, Jamaica
- 2002 - Best player of the tournament (Champions Trophy in Macau, China)
- 2002 -FIH Player of the Year Award
- 2002 - Clarín Award Consecration (Field Hockey)
- 2002 - Olimpia Award (Field Hockey)
- 2002 -Gold Olimpia Award (Best Athlete of the Year)
Portions based on a translation from Spanish Wikipedia
Cecilia Rognoni – International Tournaments |
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