Juan Martín Hernández
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan Martín Hernández | ||
| Nickname | El Mago (The Magician) The Maradona of Rugby |
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| Born |
7 August 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb) | ||
| Relatives |
Patricio Hernández (uncle) María de la Paz Hernández (sister) |
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| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-Half / Centre / Fullback | ||
| Current club | Jaguares | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2002 | Deportiva Francesa | () | |
| 2015- | Deportiva Francesa | () | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2003–09 | Stade Français | 123 | (581) |
| 2009 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 9 | (60) |
| 2010–14 | Racing Métro | 75 | (143) |
| 2014–15 | Toulon | 8 | (11) |
| 2016– | Jaguares | () | |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Argentina U19 | () | |
| 2000–02 | Argentina U21 | () | |
| 2002 | Pumas Sevens | 2 | () |
| 2007 & 2007 | Argentina A | () | |
| 2003– | Argentina | 66 | (163) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Juan Martín Hernández (born August 7, 1982 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. A mainstay of the Argentina national team The Pumas. He played for the club Toulon in the French Top 14 competition. His 2010 move to Racing brought him back to the city where he had begun his professional career in 2003 with Stade Français. He has also played in the South African Currie Cup with the Sharks, and was slated to play with the Sharks in Super Rugby in 2010, but suffered a back injury that knocked him out of the Super Rugby season. Hernández is a "utility back" capable of playing at fly-half, centre, or fullback, though he generally prefers fly-half.
Hernández made his test debut for Los Pumas against Paraguay on April 2003. Since then he has accumulated over 50 caps for his national team.
His uncle Patricio Hernández was part of the Argentine football squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
His sister María de la Paz Hernández, won the silver medal with the Argentina field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, bronze medals at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and the World Cup in 2002.
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