Julio Álvarez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio Álvarez Mosquera | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Numancia | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rayo Sadense | |||
Ural | |||
Deportivo La Coruña | |||
1998–1999 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Real Madrid C | 34 | (14) |
2000 | Real Madrid B | 2 | (2) |
2000–2003 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
2000–2002 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 44 | (1) |
2002–2003 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 26 | (8) |
2003–2006 | Murcia | 72 | (7) |
2006–2008 | Numancia | 66 | (10) |
2008–2009 | Almería | 21 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Mallorca | 26 | (6) |
2010–2011 | Tenerife | 30 | (3) |
2011– | Numancia | 156 | (38) |
International career‡ | |||
1998 | Spain U16 | 10 | (2) |
1998–1999 | Spain U17 | 6 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 5 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 7 | (1) |
2011– | Venezuela | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2012 |
Template:Spanish name Julio Álvarez Mosquera (born 1 May 1981) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Numancia mainly as an attacking midfielder.
He appeared in 98 La Liga games over the course of five seasons (14 goals), representing Racing de Santander, Rayo Vallecano, Murcia, Almería and Mallorca. In addition, he played in more than 300 matches in Segunda División.
After competing for Spain at youth level, Álvarez represented Venezuela internationally.
Club career
Real Madrid / Murcia
A playmaker, Álvarez was born in Caracas and moved to Spain aged four to reunite with his parents, settling in Sada, Galicia. He showed early promise while playing for Spain at youth level, winning the 1999 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup with the under-17 team and also appearing at the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship (third place). Subsequently he joined Real Madrid to finish his formation but, despite very good performances overall for the B and C-sides, could never break into the main squad.
Álvarez was loaned by the Merengues to Racing de Santander in the 2000–01 season. However, he was mostly injured, and could not help the Cantabria team escape La Liga relegation at the season's end. The following campaign, with 31 matches and one goal, he helped Racing quickly return to the top flight.
In July 2002 Álvarez was sent on loan again, to first division's Rayo Vallecano where he scored eight times and was one of the team's best players, but again his team failed to keep its status, ranking last. Several teams made offers, and he was finally signed by Real Murcia.[1] Before playing any games for his new team he got injured, and struggled throughout the vast majority of the season, finishing with 12 just appearances as the club went on to rank 20th;[2] fully recovered he went on to be a very important team player, showing impressive skills and netting some deciders, despite a poor year for the team in 2005–06, that almost ended in relegation – he also established himself as a free kick specialist.[3]
Late career
In the summer Álvarez was transfer listed and, on 9 August 2006, joined CD Numancia on a two-year deal.[4] Playing as an attacking or holding midfielder, he again showed enough quality to earn a regular starting eleven berth under manager Andoni Goikoetxea and, following the departure of some important players, became a key player in team's push for promotion, scoring more winning goals;[5] the Sorians won the 2007–08 championship, five points clear of Málaga CF.
Álvarez's contract expired by the end of the season and UD Almería signed him on a free transfer on 3 July 2008, where he got the opportunity to work again with Gonzalo Arconada, his former boss at Numancia. He replaced ACF Fiorentina-bound Felipe Melo.
After an irregular season in Andalusia, Álvarez was released hours before the transfer deadline in August 2009, and joined RCD Mallorca shortly after. On 23 July 2010, after helping the Balearic Islands side finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Europa League, the 29-year-old signed a three-year contract with CD Tenerife, which had in turn relegated from the top division.[6]
International career
Álvarez gained 28 caps for Spain all youth levels combined. On 14 October 2011, after switching allegiance to his country of birth, the 30-year-old made his debut for Venezuela in a 1–0 home win against Argentina for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Personal life
Álvarez's older brother, Javier, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He played his entire career in Spanish amateur football.[7] In addition, he represented Spain in three FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups (2006, 2007 and 2008).[8]
Club statistics
- As of 22 May 2011[9]
Season | Club | Country | Competition | Apps | Goals |
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1999–00 | Real Madrid C | ![]() |
Tercera División | 34 | 14 |
2000–01 | Real Madrid B | ![]() |
Segunda División B | 2 | 2 |
2000–01 | Racing Santander | ![]() |
La Liga | 13 | 0 |
2001–02 | Racing Santander | ![]() |
Segunda División | 31 | 1 |
2002–03 | Rayo Vallecano | ![]() |
La Liga | 26 | 8 |
2003–04 | Murcia | ![]() |
La Liga | 12 | 0 |
2004–05 | Murcia | ![]() |
Segunda División | 35 | 5 |
2005–06 | Murcia | ![]() |
Segunda División | 25 | 2 |
2006–07 | Numancia | ![]() |
Segunda División | 33 | 4 |
2007–08 | Numancia | ![]() |
Segunda División | 33 | 7 |
2008–09 | Almería | ![]() |
La Liga | 21 | 0 |
2009–10 | Mallorca | ![]() |
La Liga | 26 | 6 |
2010–11 | Tenerife | ![]() |
Segunda División | 30 | 3 |
Total | 339 | 63 |
References
- ^ "El Murcia ficha a Julio Alvarez y Luis García" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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- ^ "J. Álvarez". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
External links
- Julio Álvarez at BDFutbol
- Julio Álvarez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Julio Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Julio Álvarez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan people of Spanish descent
- Venezuelan people of Galician descent
- Sportspeople from Caracas
- Spanish footballers
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Racing de Santander players
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Real Murcia players
- CD Numancia players
- UD Almería players
- RCD Mallorca players
- CD Tenerife players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Venezuela international footballers