Ignacio Huarte and the objective of classifying the World Cup with the devils

The life of an athlete is never linear and less for a person who lives from hockey. One day you can be playing first, the other being a coach and the next can leave everything and go in search of new challenges to another country. Well, that happened to Ignacio Huarte, former Banco Provincia player and former DT of River Plate, who left his life in Argentina to disembark in Chile.

Nacho He made the decision to leave his comfort zone and face a new personal challenge: first be DT in Cobs & Cogs and then be an assistant in the national team of Chile led by Cristóbal Rodríguez. “I am grateful to the club (Cobs & Cogs) that gave me the possibility of coming. One always dreams of being able to train a selected one, but The devil’s thing was something very fast, I would not have considered getting it last yearso very grateful for that opportunity, “he said.

The devils come from keeping the bronze medal at the Nations Cup 2025 of Santiago de Chile. A very special tournament for transandins because they had in the stands the support of their fans, their friends and their families.

In this regard about this achievement, Huart confessed: “It was a very special tournament Because he is the first one I had as an assistant and being part of a staff. A super enriching experience of a lot of learning and enjoy the coaching staff and players. Obviously we want to have played a finalbut we take it as part of the process and growth with the equipment. “

And continued on the new position of The devils in the Ranking of the FIH (Top 12): “Of course It is a beautiful motivation because one of our goals is to be a “top ten” team and that is what we train day by day. That Chile today is in that position for the first time in history talks about the work that the federation has been doing for a long time, with different processes. “

The next challenge that Chile will have will be nothing less than the Uruguay Copa América. Given this, Ignacio Huart declared: “It is our main objective in competition this year. We are preparing for a month and a half (early March). As a preparative we have a tour for Buenos Aires and Montevideo to play against the lions and the cimarrons, so we can know the court where the tournament and facilities are going to play. “And he continued: “Our goal is to be able to classify the World Cup, we know that there is only one quota and that it is difficult, but we are about it“

Finally and to close his exclusive talk with AM850 Hockey, Nacho talked about his past in the pirates: “I always strange the province. I am grateful to the club that gave me everything, gave me the possibility of practicing this sport that I love, to make my friends of life and share many moments of happiness and enjoy on and out of a court. In the day to day you miss a lot to put on the club’s shirt and being coach. “