Roberto Álvarez (footballer)

Roberto Álvarez
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Álvarez Álvarez
Date of birth	1 October 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth	Villamartín del Sil, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ponferradina
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1963	Ponferradina
	Cultural Leonesa
1965–1967	Mestalla
	Tenerife
Managerial career
1988–1990	Levante
1990–1991	Palamós
1992–1994	Ponferradina
1994	Ponferradina
1995–1996	Gramenet
1996–1997	Poli Almería
1997–1998	Levante
2001	Gramenet
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Roberto Álvarez Álvarez (born 2 August 1940) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.

Playing career

Born in Villamartín de Sil, Páramo del Sil, El Bierzo, León, Álvarez started his senior career with SD Ponferradina in 1962, in Tercera División. After a spell at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, he moved to Segunda División side CD Mestalla in 1965.

Álvarez made his professional debut on 28 December 1965, starting and scoring his side's third through a penalty kick in a 3–3 home draw against Recreativo de Huelva. He appeared rarely for the club during his two-year spell, and subsequently joined CD Tenerife before retiring.

Managerial career

Álvarez started his managerial career with Levante UD in 1988, taking the side back to the second tier after an absence of seven years at first attempt. He was sacked in March 1990, after a winless run of seven games.

In May 1990 Álvarez was appointed manager of fellow league team Palamós CF.^[1] After 22 games in charge, he was relieved from his duties.

In 1992 Álvarez was named manager of his first club Ponferradina. In charge for two full seasons, he suffered relegation to the fourth level in his second before resigning; he would return to the club later in the same year.

Álvarez was subsequently appointed at UDA Gramenet (two spells),^[2] CP Almería and Levante.

References

^ "Roberto Álvarez, el recambio" [Roberto Álvarez, the replacement] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 May 1990. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ "Gramanet echa a Puerto y firmará a Roberto Álvarez" [Gramenet sack Puerto and will sign Roberto Álvarez] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 November 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

External links

Roberto Álvarez at BDFutbol
Roberto Álvarez manager profile at BDFutbol
Aúpa Deportiva profile (in Spanish)

[1] "Roberto Álvarez, el recambio" [Roberto Álvarez, the replacement] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 May 1990. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[2] "Gramanet echa a Puerto y firmará a Roberto Álvarez" [Gramenet sack Puerto and will sign Roberto Álvarez] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 November 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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