David Alegre
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Alegre Biosca | ||
Born |
Barcelona, Spain | 6 September 1984||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Real Club de Polo | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2009 | Club Egara | ||
2009–2011 | Oranje Zwart | ||
2011–present | Real Club de Polo | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–present | Spain | 265 | |
Last updated on: 24 January 2020 |
David Alegre Biosca (born 6 September 1984) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Real Club de Polo de Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
His older brother Ramón is also a field hockey international for Spain.[1]
International career
He finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and in sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] However, in between he was part of the 2008 Summer Olympics team which won a silver medal.[1] The midfielder has also played in three World Cups. He took a break from the national team in 2016 to focus on his work. After not having played for three years for the national team he returned in the team in October 2019 for the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[2]
Club career
David played in Spain for Club Egara until 2009, when moved to the Netherlands to play for Oranje Zwart.[3] After two seasons with Oranje Zwart, he returned to Spain to play for Real Club de Polo.[4] He also represented the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League.
References
- ^ a b c "David Alegre Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Martín, Olga (22 October 2019). "David Alegre: "El hockey es mi pasión. Vuelvo con la ilusión intacta"". lavangaurdia.com (in Spanish). Madrid: La Vanguardia. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Spaanse hockeytopper naar OZ". studio040.nl (in Dutch). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "David Alegre verruilt aan het eind van het seizoen het shirt van Oranje-Zwart voor dat van RC Polo". nu.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Catalan male field hockey players
- Spanish male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Olympic field hockey players of Spain
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players from Barcelona
- Club Egara players
- Oranje Zwart players
- Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players
- Expatriate field hockey players
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Hockey India League players
- Uttar Pradesh Wizards players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players
- Spanish field hockey biography stubs