Darío Lencina

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Darío Lencina
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Personal information
Full nameDario Aldo Lencina
NationalityArgentine
Born23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) (age 43)
Sport
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Sport 5-a-side football
Medal record
5-a-side football
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's team
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Men's team

Dario Aldo Lencina [1] (born 23 August 1980) is an Argentine 5-a-side footballer and current head coach of the Argentine women's 5-a-side football team. [2] He has represented Argentina 5-a-side football team for over 20 years and has represented Argentina at the Paralympics on four occasions in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He is also a two time World Championship winner in 2002 and 2006 with the national team.

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He currently serves as the technical director of Las Murcielagas and also a member of the Football School of the Argentine Federation of Sports for the Blind. [3]

Early life

Darío Lencina was born in Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires. He played in the youth divisions of the Villa Dálmine de Campana club. In 1999, he received a casual offer to play football for the blind as a goalkeeper. He made his debut at Escobar's Communications Club and later played for Estudiantes de la Plata. In 2001 he was selected to the Argentine team and made his international debut at the 2001 Copa América which was held in Campinhas, Brazil.

Career

He was a key member of the team which won the 2002 IBSA Men's Blind Football World Championships and 2006 IBSA Men's Blind Football World Championships. [4]

He made his debut appearance at the Paralympics representing Argentina at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He won silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics with Argentina 5-a-side team which emerged as runners-up to Brazil in the final of the men's tournament as Brazil went onto defeat Argentina in penalties to secure gold medal. [5]

He along with fellow Argentine 5-a-side players received prestigious Jorge Newbery award in 2007 for winning two world titles in 2002 and 2006. [6] He was an integral member of Argentina team which defeated Spain in penalty shootout to win the bronze medal match in the men's 5-a-side tournament at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [7] [8]

In the next Paralympics held in London in 2012, he was part of the Argentina team which lost the bronze medal match against Spain in penalty shootout in the men's 5-a-side competition. [9] He was part of the Argentine team which emerged as runners-up to Brazil at the 2013 Blind Copa América Championships. [10]

He won another bronze medal with the Argentine side where Argentina defeated China in penalty shootout to win the bronze medal match during the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the 5-a-side competition. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dario Aldo Lencina - Football 5-a-side | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Lencina, el arquero símbolo de Los Murciélagos". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Darío Lencina en Paradeportes Radio: "La idea es que Las Murciélagas estén en el Mundial de Nigeria 2021"" (in Spanish). December 28, 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Agasajaron a los campeones mundiales de fútbol para ciegos - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN   0325-0946 . Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Schedules and Results – Football 5-a-side". Official Website of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Buenos Aires Ciudad - Los Murciélagos se alzaron con el Jorge Newbery de Oro". www.buenosaires.gob.ar. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  7. ↑ 2008 Summer Paralympics bronze medal match Five-a-side football
  8. ↑ "Los "Murciélagos" se quedaron con el bronce en Beijing". www.ellitoral.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  9. ↑ "2012 Summer Paralympics bronze medal match Five-a-side football" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  10. ↑ "2013 IBSA Copa América Blind Football Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  11. ↑ 2016 Summer Paralympics bronze medal match Five-a-side football
  12. ↑ "Calendario y Resultados del Masculino - Fútbol a 5 Paralímpico". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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