Gonzalo Pieres
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Gonzalo Pieres, Jr. born December 17, 1982 in Buenos Aires
, Buenos Aires Province
is a professional Argentine
polo
player with a 10 goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.
, Facundo Pieres
, Nicolas Pieres and Cecilia Pieres.
He debuted in the Argentine Open in 1999, taking part every year since then. After losing the Argentine Open finals in 2005 and 2007 in extra-time only, his team Ellerstina was considered a strong rival for the La Dolfina Polo Team
and in 2008 met the expectations by beating La Dolfina 13-12 through a golden goal in an extra-chukka, which was made by Gonzalo.
Other teams Gonzalo played for include Audi, Loro Piana, Outback, Ellerston and Black Watch. He has won tournaments in Sotogrande (Spain), Deauville (France) and England. In 2008, he won the Abierto Argentino de Polo with Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra and the Queen’s Cup with Ellerston for the first time.
Buenos Aires
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, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
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is a professional Argentine
Argentina
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polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player with a 10 goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.
Biography
Gonzalito was born into a family of polo players and is the eldest son of polo legend Gonzalo Pieres Sn and his wife Cecilia Rodríguez Piola. His siblings are Tatiana Pieres, married to 10-goaler Mariano AguerreMariano Aguerre
Mariano Aguerre born May 25, 1969 in Pilar, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine professional polo player. He is one of the few players to have achieved a 10-goal handicap, which he maintained for much of his career. He is presently rated at 9 goals in Argentina and the U.S.A.-Career:Like Adolfo...
, Facundo Pieres
Facundo Pieres
Facundo Pieres born May 19, 1986 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province is a professional Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.- Biography :...
, Nicolas Pieres and Cecilia Pieres.
He debuted in the Argentine Open in 1999, taking part every year since then. After losing the Argentine Open finals in 2005 and 2007 in extra-time only, his team Ellerstina was considered a strong rival for the La Dolfina Polo Team
La Dolfina Polo Team
The La Dolfina Polo Team was founded by Adolfo Cambiaso and Bartolomé Castagnola in 1997 and is one of the more successful polo teams in Argentina of the present. The other team members since 2005 are Lucas Monteverde and Mariano Aguerre....
and in 2008 met the expectations by beating La Dolfina 13-12 through a golden goal in an extra-chukka, which was made by Gonzalo.
Other teams Gonzalo played for include Audi, Loro Piana, Outback, Ellerston and Black Watch. He has won tournaments in Sotogrande (Spain), Deauville (France) and England. In 2008, he won the Abierto Argentino de Polo with Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra and the Queen’s Cup with Ellerston for the first time.