Leandro Tolini

José Leandro Tolini (born 14 March 1990) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a defender for German Bundesliga club TSV Mannheim and the Argentina national team.^[1]

Leandro Tolini

Personal information
Full name	José Leandro Tolini
Born	(1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 34) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	TSV Mannheim
Youth career
	Ba. Na. De.
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2010	Ba. Na. De.
2010–2011	Waterloo Ducks
2011–2012	Taburiente
2012–2014	Ba. Na. De.
2014–2018	Club de Campo
2018–2021	Gantoise
2021–2022	Tilburg
2022–present	TSV Mannheim
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2010–present	Argentina	94	(48)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team Pan American Cup 2013 Brampton 2022 Santiago South American Championship 2010 Rio de Janeiro Pan American Junior Championship 2008 Port of Spain
Last updated on: 29 June 2022

Club career

In 2010, Tolini moved to Belgium to play for the Waterloo Ducks.^[2] After one season, he moved to Spain to play for Taburiente who he also left after one season to return to Argentina to play for Ba. Na. De.^[3] For the 2014–15 season he moved back to Europe to play for Club de Campo. After four seasons in Spain, he moved back to Belgium to play for Gantoise.^[4] In April 2013, his contract at Gantoise was terminated early because he participated in the FIH Pro League for his national team and he couldn't return in time to play enough matches at the end of the Belgian Hockey League season.^[5] In April 2021 he signed for two years for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Tilburg.^[6] He scored 14 goals in his first season in Tilburg. Even though he had signed for two season he only stayed for one year because Tilburg were relegated from the Hoofdklasse.^[7] He joined German Bundesliga club TSV Mannheim in June 2022.^[8]

International career

Tolini was a part of the Argentina squad which won the 2013 Pan American Cup. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.^[9] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.^[10] He was the joint-topscorer of the competition with ten goals together with Maico Casella.^[11]

References

1. "Perfil del jugador Leandro Tolini". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
2. Toussaint, Laurent (15 April 2018). "Leandro Tolini, la nouvelle arme de la Gantoise". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
3. "UD Taburiente ACE Gran Canaria (Masculino)". www.rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
4. Demaret, Philippe (16 April 2018). "Tolini à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey.be. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
5. Toussaint, Laurent (13 April 2021). "Leandro Tolini veut « poursuivre ses rêves sous le maillot argentin. »". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
6. Fassbender, Wouter (18 April 2021). "HC Tilburg pakt door en haalt ook ervaren Argentijnse verdediger binnen". bd.nl (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
7. Fassbender, Wout (22 June 2022). "HC Tilburg haalt oude bekende terug als hoofdcoach: 'Dit voelt zelfs als thuiskomen'". bd.nl (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
8. "Topspieler und erfahrener Coach zum TSV Mannheim Hockey" (in German).
9. "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
10. "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
11. "Goalscoring". www.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

External links

• Leandro Tolini at the International Hockey Federation
• Leandro Tolini at Olympedia