Gonzalo Peillat
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Gonzalo Peillat (born 12 August 1992) is an Argentine-German field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Mannheimer HC and for the Germany national team.[1] In 2015, Peillat was awarded the FIH 2014 Rising Star of the Year.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Born |
(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 31) Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Mannheimer HC | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
0000–2014 | Mitre | ||
2014–2016 | HGC | ||
2014 | → Kalinga Lancers | ||
2015 | → UPW | ||
2016–present | Mannheimer HC | ||
2016–2017 | → UPW | ||
2018 | → Terengganu | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2019 | Argentina | 153 | (176) |
2022–Present | Germany | 2 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 29 October 2019 |
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He ended his Argentina career with a total of 153 caps and 176 goals and he is also considered[by whom?] as one of the greatest Argentine field hockey players of all-time. He represented Argentina in field hockey from 2011 to 2018 before switching his allegiance to Germany as of 2022. His girlfriend Florencia Habif is also a field hockey player.