David Alegre

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alegre and the second or maternal family name is Biosca.
David Alegre
Personal information
Full name David Alegre Biosca
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Barcelona, Spain
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Real Club de Polo
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 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

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
  1. "David Alegre Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "Spaanse hockeytopper naar OZ". studio040.nl (in Dutch). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "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.
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