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Diego Álvarez (footballer)

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Diego Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Diego Andrés Álvarez Sánchez
Date of birth (1981-09-23) 23 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Independiente Medellín 162 (69)
2009 San Luis 7 (0)
2010–2011 Deportivo Cali 59 (17)
2012–2013 Atlético Nacional 38 (4)
2013Atlético Junior (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014Envigado (loan) 43 (4)
2014 Rionegro Águilas 19 (3)
2015 Real Cartagena 2 (0)
2015–2016 Patriotas 57 (18)
2017 La Equidad 25 (4)
2018 Patriotas Boyacá 30 (4)
2019–2020 Deportivo Pereira 57 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Diego Andrés Álvarez Sánchez[a] (born 23 September 1981), known as Diego Álvarez, is a retired Colombian footballer.

Club career

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Álvarez began his career with Independiente Medellín in 2000. He played for San Luis F.C. of Mexico between 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he returned to Colombia to play for Deportivo Cali. He moved to Atlético Nacional in January 2012 and to Atlético Junior in January 2013.

Honours

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Club

Deportivo Cali

Atlético Nacional

Deportivo Pereira

Individual

2006 Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización top scorer (11 goals)

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
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