Juan Amoroso
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| Full name | Juan Ignacio Amoroso Zirpel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 July 1997 Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Royal Uccle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Chile | 68 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Chile U–21 | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juan Ignacio Amoroso Zirpel (born 8 July 1997)[2] is a field hockey player from Chile.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Amoroso has a younger cousin, Agustín, who has also represented Chile in field hockey.[4]
Career
[edit]Los Diablos
[edit]Amoroso made his senior debut for Chile in 2015 during a test event for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
Since his debut, Amoroso has been a regular inclusion in the national squad. He has medalled with the team on numerous occasions, including silver at the South American Games in 2018 and 2022, as well as the 2022 Pan American Cup.[5][6]
In 2022, he was named in the PAHF's Elite Team for the first time.[7]
Junior national team
[edit]Juan Amoroso made his debut for the Chile U–21 team in 2015.[5] The following year he won a bronze medal with the team at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "ROYAL UCCLE SPORT HC". ionhockeyleague.be. Belgian Hockey League. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Varones". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). Chilean Field Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Hockey UC: los primos Amoroso sumaron otro festejo con los Diablos". lacatolica.cl (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Universidad Católica. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "AMOROSO Juan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "South American Championships - Men". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "PAHF announces 2022 Pan American Elite Teams". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "2016 Junior Pan American Championship (Men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- Chilean male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- South American Games silver medalists for Chile
- South American Games medalists in field hockey
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Chilean sportsmen