Macarena Aguilar

Macarena Aguilar Díaz (born March 12, 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 (1985-03-12) March 12, 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)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2011 Brazil
European Championship
2008 Macedonia
2014 Croatia/Hungary
Mediterranean Games
2005 AlmeríaTeam

Club career

Aguilar 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

Aguilar 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

Aguilar 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]

References
  1. "European Handball Federation - Macarena Aguilar Diaz / Player". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. Gurbindo, Andrea (31 July 2009). "Macarena Aguilar, nueva incorporación del Itxako" (in Spanish). Diariodenavarra.es. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  3. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. Macarena Aguilar. nbcolympics.com
  5. "Itxako está muy cerca de fichar a la central Macarena Aguilar". Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  6. Ambroš, Ivan (10 August 2009). "Itxako sign Macarena Aguilar". ehfcl.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  7. "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.
  8. "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Spain team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  9. "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia" (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  10. "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.
  11. "RFEBM - Real Federación Española de Balonmano" (in Spanish). R.F.E.BM. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  13. "Macarena Aguilar Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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