Mariano Aguerre

Mariano Aguerre

Mariano Aguerre
Born	May 25, 1969 (1969-05-25) (age 42) Pilar, Buenos Aires Province
Occupation	Polo Player
Spouse	Tatiana Pieres
Children	Sophie, Lola, Antonio

Mariano Aguerre born May 25, 1969 in Pilar, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine professional polo player. He is one of the few players to have achieved a 10-goal handicap, which he maintained for much of his career. He is presently rated at 9 goals in Argentina and the U.S.A. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Career

Like Adolfo Cambiaso, Mariano was trained by Gonzalo Pieres Sr. and played for the Ellerstina Polo Team, with which he won the “Triple Crown” (Argentine Open, Hurlingham Open and Copa Anchorena) in 1994. But his international career as a professional player started even earlier, when he won the USPA Gold Cup with the White Birch Team in 1987. Seven more USPA Gold Cups followed, other important wins include the Sotogrande Gold Cup and the Whitney Cup.

He participated 15 times in the Argentine Open, won 7 times and took part in the final another 2 times.^[3] In Argentina, he is part of the La Dolfina Polo Team, together with Adolfo Cambiaso, Bartolomé Castagnola and Lucas Monteverde, where he usually plays on position 3.

Marriage

Mariano is married to Tatiana Pieres, daughter of Gonzalo Pieres Sr. He has two daughters, Sophie and Lola, and one son, Antonio.

References

1. ^ Handicap Modifications December 2010
2. ^ U.S.P.A. Handicaps
3. ^ Asociación Argentina de Polo

Sources

• Profile at World Polo Tour
• La Dolfina
• Interview with Aguerre

Persondata
Name	Aguerre, Mariano
Alternative names
Short description	Polo player
Date of birth	May 25, 1969
Place of birth	Pilar, Buenos Aires Province
Date of death
Place of death