Álvaro Iglesias Marcos (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who plays as a midfielder or forward for División de Honor club

Club de Campo Club de Campo Villa de Madrid is a country and sports club located in Madrid, Spain. The club was formed in 1929, and is one of the most known in the city. It has a wide array of sports facilities including two championship 18-hole golf courses, ho ...

and the Spain national team. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, he competed for the

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in the men's tournament.

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

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against

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. He was part of the Spain squad that finished thirteenth at the

2018 World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting righ ...

. He scored two goals in three games in that tournament. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesias, Alvaro 1993 births Living people Spanish male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players from Madrid Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Spain Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players KHC Dragons players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players