Joaquín Raúl Menini Suero (born 18 August 1991) is a

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player who plays as a forward for Dutch

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club

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. Born in Argentina, he represents

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at international level. He previously played for his country of birth national team. He was part of the Argentine team that won gold in men's field hockey at the

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International career

Argentina

He made his debut for the Argentina national team in 2011 in a Champions Challenge's tournament played in South Africa. He won his first gold medal in

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. Menini was part of the Argentina squad that won the bronze medal

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, he also played at the

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Spain

Due to having a Spanish passport alongside his Argentinian one he was eligible to play for

in February 2022 after not having played for Argentina for three years. He made his debut for Spain against

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on 4 February 2022.

Club career

Menini played in

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for Club Ferrocarril Mitre before he moved to

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in 2014 to play for Club de Campo in

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, Spain. He played there until 2016, when he moved to the

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to play for

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. After having played one year for them he transferred to another Dutch club, HC Den Bosch where he signed a contract extension in 2018. In July 2020 it was announced he signed for

for the 2020–21 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Menini, Joaquin Living people 1991 births Argentine male field hockey players Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Spanish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Argentina Male field hockey forwards 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Argentina Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Spain Pan American Games gold medalists in field hockey Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in field hockey HC Den Bosch players Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players HGC (field hockey) players HC Rotterdam players Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Field hockey players from Buenos Aires Argentine expatriate field hockey players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Spanish people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent 21st-century Spanish sportsmen