María López de Eguilaz Zubiria (born 12 July 1984) is a Spanish

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goalkeeper who competed at the

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. López took up field hockey aged eight, and became a goalkeeper at ten. She was included to the national team in 2005, and in 2015 named Best Goalkeeper of the Spanish Division de Honor. She coached goalkeepers at Real Club Josaleta.Maria Lopez de Equilaz
. nbcolympics.com

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* 1984 births Living people Spanish female field hockey players Female field hockey goalkeepers Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Sportspeople from Getxo SV Kampong players Sportspeople from Biscay Field hockey players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub