Germán Orozco

Germán Mariano Orozco (born 16 January 1976) is an Argentine field hockey defender, who made his debut for the Argentina men's national field hockey team in 1994. He competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 50)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight74 kg (163 lb)

SportField hockey

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Germán Orozco

Personal information
Born	(1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 50) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Field hockey
Position	Defender
National team Years Team Caps Goals 1994–2007 Argentina -
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Argentina Champions Challenge 2005 Alexandria 2001 Kuala Lumpur Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo

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He studied kinesiology at the University of Salvador in Buenos Aires. Aged six, he started to play hockey at the Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Club. Orozco played club hockey, as of 2005, in Germany, at a club in Hamburg, named UHC Hamburg. In January 2006 he moved to Dutch champions Oranje Zwart from Eindhoven.

In early 2018 he was chosen as Carlos Retegui's replacement after he resigned as coach of the Argentina men's national field hockey team.