Belén Iglesias Explained

Belén Iglesias
Fullname:Belén Iglesias Marcos
Birth Date:1996 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Großflottbeker THGC
Nationalyears1:2016–2017
Nationalteam1:Spain U–21
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:6
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:Spain
Nationalcaps2:49
Nationalgoals2:11

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Spain . . tms.fih.ch . 7 January 2020.
  2. Web site: SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA . . rfeh.es . Spanish . 7 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Search Results – Iglesias . . tms.fih.ch . 7 January 2020.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-26. Spanische Nationalspielerin Belén Iglesias Marcos kommt an die Flottbek. 2021-06-07. GTHGC. de-DE.
  5. Web site: CLUB CAMPO DE MADRID . . ehlhockey.tv . 15 October 2019 . 7 January 2020.
  6. Web site: SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA – DEL 21 al 27 de octubre VALENCIA . . rfeh.es . Spanish . 7 January 2020.
  7. Web site: IGLESIAS MARCOS Belén . . eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 7 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Iglesias Belén . . tms.fih.ch . 7 January 2020.
  9. Web site: BURGE SEALS BRONZE FOR ENGLAND'S JUNIOR STARS . . eurohockey.org . 7 January 2020.
  10. Web site: SPAIN SHOOT THEIR WAY TO FIRST EURO MEDAL IN 16 YEARS . . belfiuseurohockey.com . 7 January 2020 . 1 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210901184703/https://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867536 . dead .