Sofía Maccari is an Argentine field hockey player. At the

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, she competed for the

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in the women's event and won the silver medal. Sofía has also won the

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in 2012 and the silver medal at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

Hockey career

Maccari was called out to join the national team by

Carlos Retegui Carlos José Retegui (born 19 December 1969) is an Argentine retired field hockey player. 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 was dismissed from the natio ...

in 2010. Since then, she played every major tournament until her dismissal in 2013 by

Emanuel Roggero Emanuel Ernesto Roggero Otamendi (born November 1, 1964) is a male former field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He succeeded Otto Schmitt as a first choice ...

due to squad issues. In October 2020, with Retegui back as a head coach, Maccari was called back to the national team after 7 years out.

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