Macarena Aguilar Díaz[a] (born 12 March 1985)[1] is a Spanish former handball player who played for the Spanish national team.[2][3][4]
| Macarena Aguilar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Aguilar in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Macarena Aguilar Díaz | ||
| Born |
12 March 1985 Bolaños de Calatrava, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2001–2009 | Sagunto | ||
2009–2012 | SD Itxako | ||
2012–2014 | Randers HK | ||
2014–2015 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2015 | Rostov-Don | ||
2015–2016 | Siófok KC | ||
2016–2018 | Thüringer HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2017 | Spain | 240 | (638) |
Club career
editAguilar started her senior career at Balonmano Sagunto, where she stayed for eight years.[5] With Sagunto, she won every domestic competition: the Spanish Championship, Spanish League Cup, Queen's Cup (Spanish: Copa de la Reina) and Spanish Supercup.[6] In July 2009, she moved to Estella to play for Itxako.[5] From 2016 to 2018, she played for the German team Thüringer HC.[1]
National team
editAguilar won a gold medal with the Spanish national team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería.[7] She won silver medals at the 2008 European Championship,[8] where the Spanish team reached the final after defeating Germany in the semifinal,[9] and the 2014 European Championship, where the team was defeated by Norway in the final.[10]
From 2004 to 2017, Aguilar played 240 matches and scored 638 goals for the national team.[11] She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[12] where the Spanish team placed third. She was also part of the Spanish team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Championship.[13]
Injuries and awards
editAguilar broke her nose five times during her career. She missed nine months of competition in 2008 due to a knee injury, and fractured a metatarsal bone on her foot at the 2012 European Championships. In 2013, she received the Bronze Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilar and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
References
edit- ^ a b "European Handball Federation - Macarena Aguilar Diaz / Player". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Gurbindo, Andrea (31 July 2009). "Macarena Aguilar, nueva incorporación del Itxako" (in Spanish). Diariodenavarra.es. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b Macarena Aguilar. nbcolympics.com
- ^ a b "Itxako está muy cerca de fichar a la central Macarena Aguilar". Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ Ambroš, Ivan (10 August 2009). "Itxako sign Macarena Aguilar". ehfcl.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Handball – Medals by Event – Women". Centro de Documentación y Exposición de los Juegos Mediterraneos. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Spain team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia" (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Norway win sixth EHF EURO gold". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "RFEBM - Real Federación Española de Balonmano" (in Spanish). R.F.E.BM. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Macarena Aguilar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links
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- Macarena Aguilar Diaz at the European Handball Federation
- Macarena Aguilar at Olympedia (archive)
- Macarena Aguilar at Olympics.com
- Macarena Aguilar Díaz (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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