Luciana Aymar

Luciana Aymar
Aymar in 2010
Personal information
Full name Luciana Paula Aymar
Born (1977-08-10) 10 August 1977 (age 47)
Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Fisherton
Jockey Club de Rosario
Senior career
Years Team
1998 Rot-Weiss Köln
1999 Real Club de Polo
2000–2007 Quilmes
2008–2011 GEBA
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Argentina U21
1998–2014 Argentina 376 (162)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rosario Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 The Hague Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2001 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Mönchengladbach Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nottingham Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rosario Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mendoza Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Quilmes Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rosario Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kingston Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Bridgetown Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mendoza Team
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seongnam Team

Luciana Paula Aymar (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈsjana ajˈmaɾ]; born 10 August 1977) is an Argentine retired field hockey player.[1]

She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times,[2] and is considered 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. That is what has earned her the nickname "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 Argentine field hockey athlete being honoured this way after Marcelo Garraffo.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown". 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. ^ "Luciana Aymar, otra vez la reina del planeta". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  4. ^ "Top 10 greatest field hockey players". The Telegraph.
  5. ^ "Luciana Aymar, the all time greatest hockey player..." Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  6. ^ "Luciana Aymar - Premio Konex de Platino 2010" (in Spanish). 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-11.