Juan Ignacio Amoroso Zirpel (born 8 July 1997)[2] is a field hockey player from Chile.[3]
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| Full name | Juan Ignacio Amoroso Zirpel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 July 1997 Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021– | Royal Uccle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Chile | 68 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Chile U–21 | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Amoroso has a younger cousin, Agustín, who has also represented Chile in field hockey.[4]
Career edit
Los Diablos edit
Amoroso made his senior debut for Chile in 2015 during a test event for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
Since his debut, Amoroso has been a regular inclusion in the national squad. He has medalled with the team on numerous occasions, including silver at the South American Games in 2018 and 2022, as well as the 2022 Pan American Cup.[5][6]
In 2022, he was named in the PAHF's Elite Team for the first time.[7]
Junior national team edit
Juan Amoroso made his debut for the Chile U–21 team in 2015.[5] The following year he won a bronze medal with the team at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto.[8]
References edit
- ^ "ROYAL UCCLE SPORT HC". ionhockeyleague.be. Belgian Hockey League. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Varones". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). Chilean Field Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Hockey UC: los primos Amoroso sumaron otro festejo con los Diablos". lacatolica.cl (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Universidad Católica. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "AMOROSO Juan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "South American Championships - Men". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "PAHF announces 2022 Pan American Elite Teams". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "2016 Junior Pan American Championship (Men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.