) Almada with the ball during a match between Argentina and Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Mario Nicolás Almada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1975 Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mario Nicolás Almada (born May 20, 1975 in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey forward from Argentina.
Almada made his debut for the national squad in 1994, and competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He has also been involved in coaching for the national team.[2]
He has played club hockey in Spain with Club de Campo and Real Club de Polo de Barcelona; in the Netherlands for Laren; and in India in the Premier Hockey League for Orissa Steelers and then in the World Series Hockey for Pune Strykers.[3]
References
- ^ "Mario Almada Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "'Leonas' hockey team sacked". BuenosAiresHerald.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Gurpreet shines for Pune Strykers against Delhi Wizards". The Fans of Hockey. Retrieved 3 December 2014.