Juan Martín Hernández
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Juan Martín Hernández | |
| birthday | August 7, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Buenos Aires , Argentina | |
| Nickname | El Mago | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Goalkeeper , liaison half | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| ? -2003 | Deportiva Francesa | ? (?) |
| 2004-2009 | Stade Français | 123 (589) |
| 2009-2010 | Natal Sharks | 9 (60) |
| 2010 | Sharks (Super 14) | 75 (146) |
| 2010-2014 | Racing Métro 92 | 25 (143) |
| 2014-2015 | RC Toulon | 8 (11) |
| 2016-2018 | Jaguares | 16 (51) |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 2003-2018 | Argentina | 74 (176) |
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Status: July 14, 2017 |
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Juan Martín Hernández (born August 7, 1982 in Buenos Aires ) is a no longer active Argentine rugby union player . He played as a connector or goalkeeper for Toulon . He was a member of the Argentine national team .
Career
Hernández began his career with the Argentine club Deportiva Francesa , where he played until 2003. Following the 2003 World Cup , he moved to Stade Français. In his first season in France he managed to win the league top 14 with the team .
Hernández made his debut for Argentina on April 27, 2003 against Paraguay . In the following years he was a member of the national team, at the 2007 World Cup his international breakthrough finally followed due to excellent performance and the surprising move into the semi-finals, where Argentina had to admit defeat to eventual world champions South Africa . He was then nominated as one of five players for Player of the Year by the International Rugby Board . Bryan Habana won the election. In the run-up to the World Cup, he had won the French championship title for the second time with Stade Français.
In 2009 he left the Paris Club to play in South Africa for a year . He signed a contract with the Sharks, for whom he played in the 2010 Super 14 season. Previously he was active for the Natal Sharks in the South African championship Currie Cup . For the 2010/11 season he moved to the Paris club Racing Métro 92 .
Hernández's uncle Patricio was a national soccer player, while his sister María de la Paz Hernández won a silver and a bronze medal with the national hockey team.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hernandez flows south to Natal. Planet Rugby, June 30, 2009; archived from the original on July 3, 2009 ; accessed on July 5, 2009 .
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| SURNAME | Hernández, Juan Martín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | argentinian rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |