Álvaro Iglesias (field hockey)

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Álvaro Iglesias

| image =

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| full_name = Álvaro Iglesias Marcos

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|3|1|df=y}}

| 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

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| updated = 1 February 2023

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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.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814010800/https://www.rio2016.com/es/atleta/alvaro-iglesias|url=https://www.rio2016.com/es/atleta/alvaro-iglesias|url-status=live|archive-date=August 14, 2016|title=Álvaro Iglesias |publisher=Rio 2016| accessdate=August 14, 2016}}

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.{{cite web |title=IGLESIAS Alvaro |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/2922 |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=10 December 2018}} He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth at the 2018 World Cup.{{cite web |title=LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO! |url=https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-del-mundo/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |accessdate=10 December 2018 |language=Spanish |date=4 November 2018}} He scored two goals in three games in that tournament.{{cite web |title=Spain |url=https://tms.fih.ch/teams/4227#players |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=10 December 2018}} At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.{{cite web |last1=Gilmour |first1=Rod |title=EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2019/08/24/eurohockey-2019-final-peerless-belgium-men-storm-to-first-title-5-0-over-spain |website=www.thehockeypaper.co.uk |publisher=The Hockey Paper |accessdate=26 August 2019 |date=24 August 2019}} On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa |url=https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-de-europa-2/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=es |date=25 May 2021}}