Ana Macarena Rodríguez Pérez (born 10 June 1978 in

Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza (, ), officially the City of Mendoza ( es, Ciudad de Mendoza) is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern si ...

) is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. She competed for the Argentina national field hockey team for the first time in counted matches during

Sergio Vigil Sergio Vigil (born 11 August 1965 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former field hockey player, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the head coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 ...

's coaching years, but returned to the team with

Carlos Retegui Carlos José Retegui (born 19 December 1969) is an Argentine retired field hockey player, who is nicknamed ''Chapa''. He was a member of the National squad from 1989 to 2006 and competed in three Summer Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004). In 2006 he ...

in 2010, winning the

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and the silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Macarena also won three Champions Trophy (2010, 2012 and 2014) and two Pan American Cups. In 2014, Macarena was chosen as the new team's captain as soon as

Santiago Capurro Santiago Capurro (born 8 April 1975) is an Argentine former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was Carlos Retegui's assistant during his two periods as coach of the Argentina women's ...

started as coach, succeeding 8-time FIH Player of the Year winner

Luciana Aymar Luciana Paula Aymar (; born 10 August 1977) is an Argentine retired field hockey player. She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Awards, FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and she is considered as the best ...

, who decided to retire after the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy.

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