Juan Manuel Vivaldi Explained

Juan Manuel Vivaldi
Birth Date:17 July 1979
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.80 m
Weight:80 kg
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Banco Provincia
Clubs1:Banco Provincia
Nationalyears1:2001–2021
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:288
Nationalgoals1:0
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Juan Manuel Vivaldi (born 17 July 1979) is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper who played club hockey for Club Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.[1] He was a member of the men's national team from 2001 to 2021 with over 300 caps.

He was the stand-in for first choice goalie Pablo Moreira at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where the South Americans finished in 11th position. Vivaldi was also on the side that ended up fifth at the 2003 Champions Trophy in Amstelveen and won the 2005 Champions Challenge tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.

He was part of the Argentine team that finished in 10th position at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] He played for the Argentine team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, beating England in the bronze medal playoff.[3]

He was the starting goalie in the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won the Gold medal after defeating Belgium 4-2 in the Final.

Juan Manuel has also won three medals at the Pan American Games and two Champions Challenge. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[4] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cahockey.org.ar/perfil-jugador/juan-manuel-vivaldi/24 CA Hockey profile
  2. Web site: Juan Manuel Vivaldi at sports-reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703160200/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/juan-manuel-vivaldi-1.html. dead. 3 July 2017. 15 November 2014. www.sports-reference.com.
  3. Web site: Men 3/4th – Paredes brace bags bronze for Los Leones . 15 November 2014 . rabobankhockeyworldcup2014.com/.
  4. Web site: Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima . www.cahockey.org.ar . . 14 July 2019 . es . 12 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos . www.pagina12.com.ar . . 11 August 2019 . es . 10 August 2019.