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 Club de Campo and the Spanish national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Club de Campo
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Club de Campo
2013–2014 Dragons
2014–present Club de Campo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Spain U21 15
2014–present Spain 140
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 27 February 2020

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]

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References
  1. "Álvaro Iglesias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 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.
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