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

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

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and the Spain national team. At the

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, 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 test match against

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

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. 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 Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Spain Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players KHC Dragons players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Spanish expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen