Alvarito
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Rodríguez Ros | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Ujo, Spain | ||
Date of death | 16 June 2018 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Huércal-Overa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
San Juan de Mieres | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1954 | Langreano | ||
1954–1955 | Caudal | 14 | (0) |
1955–1957 | Oviedo | 45 | (0) |
1957–1963 | Atlético Madrid | 39 | (0) |
1963–1964 | Murcia | 20 | (1) |
1964–1965 | Shelbourne | 6 | (0) |
1965 | Córdoba | 0 | (0) |
1968 | Vancouver Royals | 0 | (0) |
1969–1970 | Santa Barbara | ||
International career | |||
1959 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1960 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1965 | Shelbourne | ||
1979–1980 | Benimar | ||
1980–1982 | Benicarló | ||
1983 | Algemesí | ||
1983–1984 | Alaquàs | ||
1984–1985 | Benicarló | ||
1985 | Requena | ||
1987–1988 | Marbella | ||
1989–1990 | Melilla | ||
1990–1991 | Linense | ||
1991–1992 | Melilla | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (16 January 1936 – 16 June 2018), commonly known as Alvarito, was a Spanish football defender and manager.
Club career
Alvarito was born in Ujo, Mieres. After playing for two clubs in his native Asturias, he joined the professionals in 1955, going on to spend two seasons in Segunda División with Real Oviedo also in his region of birth. In summer 1957, he joined La Liga side Atlético Madrid alongside teammate Toni Cuervo, also a fullback.[1]
Cuervo returned to Oviedo shortly after a health problem halted his progression with the Colchoneros, but Alvarito stayed with the club, helping it to back-to-back Copa del Rey conquests, both won at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid. He never played in more than nine league games for the club during his six-year spell, as no substitutions were allowed in that time, and often played understudy to Isacio Calleja; he also suffered a tibia and fibula injury, in a match against Real Valladolid.[1]
Alvarito's last season in his country's top division would be 1963–64, playing the most he had in years to help Real Murcia finish in 12th position and scoring his third and last goal in the competition on 16 February 1964, in a 1–0 home win over former team Oviedo.[2] Subsequently, he played in the Republic Ireland, Canada and the United States – very briefly returning to Spain to appear for Córdoba CF – acting as player-coach for Shelbourne; he retired in 1970, at the age of 34.
Subsequently, Alvarito worked as a manager, never in higher than Segunda División B.
International career
Alvarito earned two caps for Spain in July 1960, in as many away friendlies: on the 14th, he made his debut in a 4–0 win against Chile. Ten days later, he appeared in a 0–2 loss with Argentina.[3]
Death
Alvarito died on 16 June 2018 in Huércal-Overa, Province of Almería, at the age of 82.[4][5]
Honours
- Atlético Madrid
References
- ^ a b Siempre quiso jugar en el Atleti (He always wanted to play for Atleti); Mundo Deportivo, 13 October 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ R. Murcia, 1 – R. Oviedo, 0; Mundo Deportivo, 17 February 1964 (in Spanish)
- ^ Argentina, 2 – España, 0 (Argentina, 2 – Spain, 0); Mundo Deportivo, 25 July 1960 (in Spanish)
- ^ La RFEF lamenta el fallecimiento de Álvaro Rodríguez Ros "Alvarito" (RSFF mourn passing of Álvaro Rodríguez Ros "Alvarito"); Royal Spanish Football Federation, 16 June 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece a los 82 años Álvaro Rodríguez Ros, 'Alvarito', ex entrenador de la U.D. Melilla (Death of former U.D. Melilla manager Álvaro Rodríguez Ros, 'Alvarito', at the age of 82); Melilla Hoy, 17 June 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
- Alvarito at BDFutbol
- Alvarito manager profile at BDFutbol
- Alvarito at National-Football-Teams.com
- Spain stats at Eu-Football
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1936 births
- 2018 deaths
- People from Mieres, Asturias
- Spanish footballers
- Asturian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Caudal Deportivo footballers
- Real Oviedo players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Real Murcia players
- Córdoba CF players
- League of Ireland players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Vancouver Royals players
- Spain B international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Spanish football managers
- Shelbourne F.C. managers
- Segunda División B managers
- UD Melilla managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers