Belén Iglesias

Belén Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Belén Iglesias Marcos
Born (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28)
Madrid, Spain
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Großflottbeker THGC
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016–2017 Spain U–21 13 (6)
2017– Spain 49 (11)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antwerp Team

Belén Iglesias Marcos (born 6 July 1996)[1] is a field hockey player from Spain, who plays as a forward.[2]

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.[3]

Career

Club hockey

Iglesias plays hockey for Großflottbeker THGC.[4] Previously she represented Club de Campo in the División de Honor in Spain,[5][6] and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga.[7]

National teams

Under–21

In 2016, Iglesias was a member of the Spanish Under–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[8]

She followed this up with an appearance at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia where the team finished fifth.[9]

Red Sticks

Iglesias made her debut for the Spanish national team, the 'Red Sticks', in 2017.[8]

In 2019, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home bronze at the EuroHockey Championships in Antwerp.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Search Results – Iglesias". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Spanische Nationalspielerin Belén Iglesias Marcos kommt an die Flottbek". GTHGC (in German). 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. ^ "CLUB CAMPO DE MADRID". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ "SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA – DEL 21 al 27 de octubre VALENCIA" (PDF). rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "IGLESIAS MARCOS Belén". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Iglesias Belén". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ "BURGE SEALS BRONZE FOR ENGLAND'S JUNIOR STARS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "SPAIN SHOOT THEIR WAY TO FIRST EURO MEDAL IN 16 YEARS". belfiuseurohockey.com. Belfius EuroHockey. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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