Jorge Ruiz
Encyclopedia
Jorge Ruiz , is a former field hockey
player from Argentina
, who later became a coach in his sport and guided the Men's National Team
– first as an assistant, later as head coach – at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics
. After the 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge he resigned and was replaced by Argentina's women
's head coach Sergio Vigil
.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, who later became a coach in his sport and guided the Men's National Team
Argentina national field hockey team
The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
– first as an assistant, later as head coach – at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Field Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
. After the 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge he resigned and was replaced by Argentina's women
Las Leonas
Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
's head coach Sergio Vigil
Sergio Vigil
Sergio Vigil is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the Head Coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under his guidance.Besides that, Vigil coached Las Leonas to...
.