Belén Iglesias
{{Short description|Spanish field hockey player (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Belén Iglesias
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Belén Iglesias Marcos
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|07|06}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Großflottbeker THGC
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Spain U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = Spain
| nationalcaps2 = 49
| nationalgoals2 = 11
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Nations Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Antwerp|Team}}
}}
Belén Iglesias Marcos (born 6 July 1996){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/709/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Spain |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=7 January 2020}} is a field hockey player from Spain, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=https://www.rfeh.es/selecciones/absoluta-femenina/ |title=SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |website=rfeh.es |language=Spanish |accessdate=7 January 2020}}
Personal life
Belén Iglesias was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She is the younger sister of Álvaro Iglesias, who plays for the Spanish men's national team.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/search?q=iglesias |title=Search Results – Iglesias |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=7 January 2020}}
Career
=Club hockey=
Iglesias plays hockey for Großflottbeker THGC.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-26|title=Spanische Nationalspielerin Belén Iglesias Marcos kommt an die Flottbek|url=https://www.gthgc.de/2020/06/26/spanische-nationalspielerin-belen-iglesias-marcos-kommt-an-die-flottbek/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=GTHGC|language=de-DE}} Previously she represented Club de Campo in the División de Honor in Spain,{{cite web |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/team/club-campo-de-madrid/ |title=CLUB CAMPO DE MADRID |publisher=Euro Hockey League |website=ehlhockey.tv |date=15 October 2019 |accessdate=7 January 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rfeh.es/rfehbackend/convocatorias/a8ff8067559dd12838e294b33dd85efe.pdf |title=SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA – DEL 21 al 27 de octubre VALENCIA |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |website=rfeh.es |language=Spanish |accessdate=7 January 2020}} and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/2356 |title=IGLESIAS MARCOS Belén |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=7 January 2020}}
=National teams=
==Under–21==
In 2016, Iglesias was a member of the Spanish Under–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/16373 |title=Iglesias Belén |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=7 January 2020}}
She followed this up with an appearance at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia where the team finished fifth.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.org/burge-seals-bronze-for-englands-junior-stars/ |title=BURGE SEALS BRONZE FOR ENGLAND'S JUNIOR STARS |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |accessdate=7 January 2020}}
==Red Sticks==
Iglesias made her debut for the Spanish national team, the 'Red Sticks', in 2017.
In 2019, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home bronze at the EuroHockey Championships in Antwerp.{{cite web |url=https://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867536 |title=SPAIN SHOOT THEIR WAY TO FIRST EURO MEDAL IN 16 YEARS |publisher=Belfius EuroHockey |website=belfiuseurohockey.com |accessdate=7 January 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901184703/https://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867536 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{International Hockey Federation|16373}}
- {{European Hockey Federation|2356|Belen Iglesias Marcos}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|belen-iglesias-marcos|Belen Iglesias Marcos}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{Spain FHW Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Spain FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesias, Belén}}
Category:Female field hockey forwards
Category:Spanish female field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Spain
Category:21st-century Spanish people
Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen
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