Álvaro Iglesias (field hockey)

Álvaro Iglesias Marcos (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for División de Honor club Club de Campo and the Spain national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Marcos.

Álvaro Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Iglesias Marcos
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Club de Campo
Senior career
Years Team
2010–2013 Club de Campo
2013–2014 Dragons
2014–present Club de Campo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Spain U21 15 (2)
2014–present Spain 194 (34)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 1 February 2023

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[1]

International career

Álvaro played for the Spain U21 team from 2013 until 2014 before he made his debut for the main team in 2014 in a test match against Great Britain.[2] He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth at the 2018 World Cup.[3] He scored two goals in three games in that tournament.[4] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6]

References
  1. "Álvaro Iglesias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. "IGLESIAS Alvaro". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO!". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. "Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. Gilmour, Rod (24 August 2019). "EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain". www.thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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