Ariel Álvarez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Álvarez Leyva | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Caibarién, Cuba | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Villa Clara | ||
| 1999 | Bonner SC | 1 | (1) |
| 1999–2010 | Villa Clara | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Cuba | 53 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012– | Villa Clara | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ariel Álvarez Leyva (born 9 May 1973) is a Cuban retired footballer who played at international levels, as a midfielder.
Club career[edit]
Álvarez played his entire career for local side Villa Clara, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[1] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.[2][3]
International career[edit]
He played at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and made his senior international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 8 goals.[4] He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]
His final international was an August 2001 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Panama.
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[4]
| Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Dominican Republic |
2-0 | 3-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2 | 21 July 1995 | Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Jamaica |
2-1 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | |
| 3 | 4 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago |  Haiti |
2-1 | 3-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 4 | 8 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 5 | 8 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 6 | 10 June 1999 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica |
2-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 7 | 5 March 2000 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Cayman Islands |
2-0 | 4-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana |  Dominica |
1-0 | 3-1 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |
Managerial career[edit]
After retiring as a player, Álvarez became coach of Villa Clara.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Cubanos en Europa - El Blog del Futbol Cubano
- ^ FC Fidel: quel ponte immaginario tra Cuba e Bonn - Nicola Adamu (in Italian)
- ^ The Cubans are coming - The Guardian
- ^ a b "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
- ^ Ariel Álvarez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Álvarez apuesta por la reafirmación - Cuba Debate (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Ariel Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ariel Álvarez at Soccerway
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Caibarién
- Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cuban men's footballers
- Cuba men's international footballers
- Villa Clara (football club) players
- Bonner SC players
- Cuban expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Cuban football managers
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Cuban football biography stubs