Álvaro Iglesias | |
Full Name: | Álvaro Iglesias Marcos |
Birth Date: | 1 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Weight: | 79 kg |
Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
Currentclub: | Club de Campo |
Years1: | 2010–2013 |
Clubs1: | Club de Campo |
Years2: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs2: | Dragons |
Years3: | 2014–present |
Clubs3: | Club de Campo |
Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2014–present |
Nationalteam2: | Spain |
Nationalcaps2: | 194 |
Nationalgoals2: | 34 |
Updated: | 1 February 2023 |
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.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[1]
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]