Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (born 22 August 1990) is a Spanish-Hungarian
handball
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player for
MOL Tatabánya KC and for the
Hungary national team.
Career
Club
At the beginning of his career, he played handball for
Academia Octavio and
BM Ciudad Encantada
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of handball based in Cuenca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.
History
Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the TNT Uniexpress's seat, a team from San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, ...
before moving to
Naturhouse La Rioja. Here, in the 2012–2013 season, he was able to make his debut in the
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...
, and later played in the
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
. In 2013,
Atlético Madrid
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would have signed him, but the team went bankrupt, so Pedro remained a
Naturhouse La Rioja player. In the summer of 2016, he transferred to
MOL-Pick Szeged in the Hungarian league, with whom he won the league title in the 2017–2018 season and the
Hungarian Cup
The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
in the 2018–19 season. From the summer of 2019, he will continue his career in the
Balatonfüredi KSE
Balatonfüredi Kézilabda Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian handball club from Balatonfüred, that currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The team won promotion to the top division in 2007 and achieved th ...
team. He spent three seasons with the
Balatonfüredi KSE
Balatonfüredi Kézilabda Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian handball club from Balatonfüred, that currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The team won promotion to the top division in 2007 and achieved th ...
team, then transferred to
MOL Tatabánya KC before the 2022–2023 season.
National team
He made his debut in the
Spain men's national handball team
The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two IHF World Men's Handball Championship, World Champions ...
at a preparatory tournament in
Poland
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. Made his debut in the
Spain men's national handball team
The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two IHF World Men's Handball Championship, World Champions ...
on November 7, 2015: Spain-Sweden 32:27 (scored 3 goals). Because of the excellent Spanish right wingers, he was not considered for the
Spain men's national handball team
The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two IHF World Men's Handball Championship, World Champions ...
, so when he received Hungarian citizenship, he became a player of the
Hungary men's national handball team
The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games Competitive record at t ...
. He played for the
Hungarian national team for the first time at the
2021 World Men's Handball Championship
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Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. I ...
: Hungary-Uruguay 44–18 on January 17, 2021 (scored 3 goals). He scored 7 goals in 4 matches at the
2021 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021.
Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. I ...
. He was a member of the
2022 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2022 European Handball Federation, EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 Janua ...
squad, he played in all three matches of the
Hungarian national team at the European Championship, scoring 9 goals. He also participated in the
2023 World Men's Handball Championship
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Denmark men's national handba ...
as a member of the
Hungary men's national handball team
The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games Competitive record at t ...
. (8th place, 9 matches / 21 goals). He was included in the large squad of the
2024 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.
The two opening games of the tournament were attended by ...
,
[https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/media/z4pj0vie/official-squad-lists-men-s-ehf-euro-2024-ger.pdf] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad. He also participated in the
2024 Paris Olympics
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, where the Hungarian team finished 10th (3 matches / 2 goals). He also participated in the
2025 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 29th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marked the first time the world cha ...
as a member of the
Hungary men's national handball team
The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games Competitive record at t ...
. (8th place, 4 matches / 11 goals).
Honours
Club
;Naturhouse La Rioja
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Liga ASOBAL
Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990.
The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of ...
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2014
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,
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
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Copa del Rey
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2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
*
Copa ASOBAL
The Copa ASOBAL is an annual handball cup competition for Liga ASOBAL teams. It was first played for in 1990 and is contested by the top four teams at the end of the first half of the Liga ASOBAL
Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball ...
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
*
Supercopa de España
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;MOL-Pick Szeged
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
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2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
,
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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Magyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
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2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
;Balatonfüredi KSE
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
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2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
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Magyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
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2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
;MOL Tatabánya KC
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
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2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
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Magyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
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References
External links
Pedro Rodríguez Álvarezat
EHF
Pedro Rodríguez Álvarezat
MKSZ
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1990 births
Living people
Naturalized citizens of Hungary
Hungarian male handball players
Spanish male handball players
Liga ASOBAL players
Spanish expatriate handball players in Hungary
SC Pick Szeged players
Tatabánya KC players
Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players for Hungary
Naturalised handball players
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen