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Luis Hernán Álvarez

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Luis Hernán Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Luis Hernán Álvarez Hernández
Date of birth (1938-05-21)21 May 1938
Place of birth Curicó, Chile
Date of death 23 January 1991(1991-01-23) (aged 52)
Place of death Curicó, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 Colo-Colo
1966 Magallanes
1967 Alianza
1968 Green Cross Temuco
1969 Antofagasta Portuario
International career
1959–1963 Chile 4 (1)
Managerial career
1978 Curicó Unido
1979 Curicó Unido
1981 Curicó Unido
1988–1991 Escuela Municipal Curicó
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Hernán Álvarez Hernández (21 May 1938 – 23 January 1991) was a Chilean footballer who played in clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

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Personal life

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He was born and died in Curicó, Chile.

He was the father of the twin brothers Cristián and Iván, who were professional footballers and coincided at both Chile U17 and Universidad Católica.[1]

Post retirement

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Álvarez worked as the manager of Curicó Unido in three seasons: 1978, 1979 and 1981 [es].[2]

Late 1980s, he founded the Escuela Municipal de Fútbol de Curicó (Municipal Football Academy of Curicó), later named Juventud 2000 (Youth 2000), a football academy what has been the breeding ground of successful footballers such as his sons Cristián and Iván, Claudio Maldonado and Patricio Ormazábal. He worked as coach of the Academy until his death in 1991.[3]

The ANFA Stadium in Curicó was given the name of Luis Hernán Álvarez in his honor.[2]

Titles

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Colo Colo
Alianza

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ González, Christian (11 March 2013). "Padres e hijos futbolistas, la mejor herencia" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b CDP Curicó Unido on Facebook
  3. ^ ""Juventud 2000": La Academia de los sueños". VLN Radio (in Spanish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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