Lucas Rossi
Personal information
Full name Lucas Rafael Rossi
Born (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 38)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Beerschot
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2005 Banco Provincia
2005–2006 Harvestehude
2006–2007 Banco Provincia
2007–2010 Orée
2010–2011 Léopold
2011–2012 Banco Provincia
2012–2014 Léopold
2014–2015 Banco Provincia
2015–2021 Beerschot
2021–2023 Braxgata
2023–present Beerschot
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2021 Argentina 217 (24)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 The Hague
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lancaster
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santiago
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Havana
Last updated on: 5 September 2023

Lucas Rafael Rossi (born 2 June 1985) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Beerschot. He played a total of 247 times for the Argentina national team from 2006 until 2021.[1]

Club career

Rossi played for Banco Provincia in Argentina.[1] During the 2005–06 season, he played for Harvestehude in the German Bundesliga.[2] He returned to Europe for the 2007–08 season when he signed for Orée in Belgium. He left Orée in 2010 for Léopold.[3] After one season at Léopold he returned to Argentina to focus on the national team in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] After the 2012 Olympics he returned to Léopold.[5] Since 2015 he played for Royal Beerschot. It was announced in March 2021 that he would join Braxgata for the 2021–22 season.[6] After two seasons at Braxgata he returned to Beerschot as they play in the Belgian second division.[7]

International career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rossi competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[8] He was a part of the Argentina squad which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rossi has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and two gold medals at the Pan American Games. He retired from international hockey after the 2018 World Cup to spend more time with his family.[9] In October 2019, he returned in the national team as he was called up for the October 2019 Europe tour.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Perfil del jugador Lucas Rossi". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Lucas Rossi". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Lucas Rossi a Finalement Choisi Le Léopold" (in French). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Le Léopold Visera Le Dernier Carré" (in French). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Lucas Rossi De Retour Au Léopold Dès La Saison Prochaine" (in French). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Transfert : Lucas Rossi au Braxgata" (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Transfert : Rossi au Beerschot". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Lucas Rossi". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Los Leones sufrieron la baja de Lucas Rossi". eltribuno.com (in Spanish). El Tribuno. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Los Leones Convocados Para La Gira Europea". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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