She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times,[2] and she is considered as the best female hockey player of all time.[3][4][5] In 2010 she was granted the Platinum Konex Award as the best Hockey player of the last decade in Argentina.[6]
Luciana is known for her ability to beat opposing players using her pace and dribbling skills, drawing comparisons with Argentine footballerDiego Maradona. For this reason she has received the nicknames "La Maga" ("The Magician") and "The Maradona of Field Hockey".
Aymar was born to René Aymar and Nilda Vicente de Aymar. She has 3 siblings in Her family: Cintia Aymar, Lucas Aymar and Fernando Aymar. Since 2017, Aymar had been in a relationship with former Chilean professional tennis player Fernando González,[7] and they have two children: a son, Félix, born in 2019,[8] and a daughter, Lupe, born in 2021.[9]
Careeredit
Luciana started playing at age seven for Club Atlético Fisherton in her native Rosario. She moved to Jockey Club de Rosario six years later. She gradually began training with the junior national team, for which she had to travel every day to Buenos Aires. In her international career she played for Rot Weiss Köln from Germany and for Real Club de Barcelona from Spain. In her country, Luciana played for Quilmes Atlético Club and GEBA, where she won La Liga Nacional (The National League) and the Torneo Metropolitano. In 1997 she was part of the Argentina junior team that won the Pan American Games Junior Championship and the bronze medal at the Hockey Junior World Cup and a year later she made her debut for the Argentina senior team, finishing fourth at the 1998 Hockey World Cup. She was the youngest Argentine to be accepted into the squad when she was just 16.
Aymar was part of a generation in Argentine field hockey that went on to win several international tournaments from the 1999 Pan American Games onwards, including four Olympic medals, and six Champions Trophies. She was part of the squad that won the 2002 and 2010 Hockey World Cup, with the latter being held in her hometown Rosario.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics Luciana became the second Argentine to achieve 4 medals, the first being sportsman Carlos Espínola.[10]
Luciana played her last international game with Argentina on Sunday 7 December 2014, in the city of Mendoza, Argentina, winning her sixth Champions Trophy.
Awards and honoursedit
Internationaledit
Luciana Aymar and Soledad Garcia raise the trophy after beating the Netherlands in the 2010 Hockey World Cup at Rosario.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
^"Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown". 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
^"Luciana Aymar, otra vez la reina del planeta". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
^"Luciana Aymar, the all time greatest hockey player..." Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
^"Luciana Aymar - Premio Konex de Platino 2010" (in Spanish). 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
^"Fernando González y Luciana Aymar confirmaron su romance en revista". cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^"Nació Félix, el hijo de Luciana Aymar y Fernando González". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^"Luciana Aymar anuncia el nacimiento de su segundo hijo con Fernando González". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
luciana, aymar, luciana, paula, aymar, spanish, pronunciation, luˈsjana, ajˈmaɾ, born, august, 1977, argentine, retired, field, hockey, player, aymar, 2010personal, informationfull, nameluciana, paula, aymarborn, 1977, august, 1977, rosario, argentinaheight1, . Luciana Paula Aymar Spanish pronunciation luˈsjana ajˈmaɾ born 10 August 1977 is an Argentine retired field hockey player 1 Luciana AymarAymar in 2010Personal informationFull nameLuciana Paula AymarBorn 1977 08 10 10 August 1977 age 46 Rosario ArgentinaHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Playing positionMidfielderYouth careerFishertonJockey Club de RosarioSenior careerYearsTeam1998Rot Weiss Koln1999Real Club de Polo2000 2007Quilmes2008 2011GEBANational teamYearsTeamApps Gls 1994 1998Argentina U211998 2014Argentina376 162 Medal record Women s field hockeyRepresenting ArgentinaOlympic Games2000 Sydney Team2012 London Team2004 Athens Team2008 Beijing TeamWorld Cup2002 Perth Team2010 Rosario Team2006 Madrid Team2014 The Hague TeamChampions Trophy2001 Amstelveen Team2008 Monchengladbach Team2009 Sydney Team2010 Nottingham Team2012 Rosario Team2014 Mendoza Team2002 Macau Team2007 Quilmes Team2011 Amstelveen Team2004 Rosario TeamPan American Games1999 Winnipeg Team2003 Santo Domingo Team2007 Rio de Janeiro Team2011 Guadalajara TeamPan American Cup2001 Kingston Team2004 Bridgetown Team2013 Mendoza TeamJunior World Cup1997 Seongnam TeamShe is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times 2 and she is considered as the best female hockey player of all time 3 4 5 In 2010 she was granted the Platinum Konex Award as the best Hockey player of the last decade in Argentina 6 Luciana is known for her ability to beat opposing players using her pace and dribbling skills drawing comparisons with Argentine footballer Diego Maradona For this reason she has received the nicknames La Maga The Magician and The Maradona of Field Hockey Aymar was the flag bearer for Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics becoming the second field hockey athlete being honoured this way after Marcelo Garraffo Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Awards and honours 3 1 International 3 2 Club 3 3 Individual 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editAymar was born to Rene Aymar and Nilda Vicente de Aymar She has 3 siblings in Her family Cintia Aymar Lucas Aymar and Fernando Aymar Since 2017 Aymar had been in a relationship with former Chilean professional tennis player Fernando Gonzalez 7 and they have two children a son Felix born in 2019 8 and a daughter Lupe born in 2021 9 Career editLuciana started playing at age seven for Club Atletico Fisherton in her native Rosario She moved to Jockey Club de Rosario six years later She gradually began training with the junior national team for which she had to travel every day to Buenos Aires In her international career she played for Rot Weiss Koln from Germany and for Real Club de Barcelona from Spain In her country Luciana played for Quilmes Atletico Club and GEBA where she won La Liga Nacional The National League and the Torneo Metropolitano In 1997 she was part of the Argentina junior team that won the Pan American Games Junior Championship and the bronze medal at the Hockey Junior World Cup and a year later she made her debut for the Argentina senior team finishing fourth at the 1998 Hockey World Cup She was the youngest Argentine to be accepted into the squad when she was just 16 Aymar was part of a generation in Argentine field hockey that went on to win several international tournaments from the 1999 Pan American Games onwards including four Olympic medals and six Champions Trophies She was part of the squad that won the 2002 and 2010 Hockey World Cup with the latter being held in her hometown Rosario In 2008 Luciana was declared Legend of Hockey by International Hockey Federation She was the flag bearer for her country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and at the London 2012 Summer Olympics In the 2012 Summer Olympics Luciana became the second Argentine to achieve 4 medals the first being sportsman Carlos Espinola 10 Luciana played her last international game with Argentina on Sunday 7 December 2014 in the city of Mendoza Argentina winning her sixth Champions Trophy Awards and honours editInternational edit nbsp Luciana Aymar and Soledad Garcia raise the trophy after beating the Netherlands in the 2010 Hockey World Cup at Rosario Argentina JuniorPan American Games Gold Medal 1997 Junior World Cup Bronze Medal 1997 ArgentinaPan American Games Gold Medal 1999 2003 2007 Silver Medal 2011 Summer Olympics Silver Medal 2000 2012 Bronze Medal 2004 2008 Champions Trophy Gold Medal 2001 2008 2009 2010 2012 2014 Silver Medal 2002 2007 2011 Bronze Medal 2004 World Cup Gold Medal 2002 2010 Bronze Medal 2006 2014 Club edit Rot Weiss KolnEuropean Club Championship 1998Real Club de Polo de BarcelonaCopa de la Reina 2004GEBALiga Nacional 2008 2009 Torneo Metropolitano 2008 2009Individual edit Champions Trophy s Player of the Tournament 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 FIH Player of the Year 2001 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 World Cup s Player of the Tournament 2002 2010References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Lucha Aymar Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2014 12 05 Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown 2013 12 08 Retrieved 2013 12 08 Luciana Aymar otra vez la reina del planeta Cancha Llena in Spanish 2010 11 12 Retrieved 2010 11 18 Top 10 greatest fild hockey players The Telegraph Luciana Aymar the all time greatest hockey player Archived from the original on 2016 12 26 Retrieved 2015 06 06 Luciana Aymar Premio Konex de Platino 2010 in Spanish 2010 11 11 Retrieved 2010 11 11 Fernando Gonzalez y Luciana Aymar confirmaron su romance en revista cooperativa cl in Spanish Radio Cooperativa 20 July 2017 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Nacio Felix el hijo de Luciana Aymar y Fernando Gonzalez Infobae in Spanish 4 January 2020 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Luciana Aymar anuncia el nacimiento de su segundo hijo con Fernando Gonzalez El Mercurio in Spanish 11 September 2021 Retrieved 29 December 2022 es Carlos Mauricio EspinolaExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luciana Aymar Luciana Aymar at the International Hockey Federation nbsp Luciana Aymar at Olympics com nbsp Luciana Aymar at Olympedia nbsp AwardsPreceded by nbsp Alyson Annan FIH Player of the Year2001 Succeeded by nbsp Cecilia RognoniPreceded by nbsp Mijntje Donners FIH Player of the Year2004 2005 Succeeded by nbsp Minke BooijPreceded by nbsp Minke Booij FIH Player of the Year2007 2010 Succeeded by nbsp Maartje PaumenPreceded by nbsp Maartje Paumen FIH Player of the Year2013 Succeeded by nbsp Ellen HoogPreceded byJuan Martin del Potro Olimpia de Oro2010 Succeeded byLionel MessiOlympic GamesPreceded byManu Ginobili Flagbearer for nbsp ArgentinaLondon 2012 Succeeded byLuis Scola Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luciana Aymar amp oldid 1183417036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
