Néstor Álvarez

Nestor Alvarez

Personal information
Full name	Nestor David Álvarez Gutiérrez
Date of birth	(1980-04-11) April 11, 1980
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Itagüí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–05	Independiente Medellín	31	(19)
2005–2007	Academica de Coimbra	15	(6)
2008–2011	U.A. Maracaibo
2009–2010	→ Alianza F.C. (loan)
2011–	Itagüí
International career‡
2001–20??	Colombia	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2006

Néstor David Álvarez Gutiérrez (born April 11, 1980 in Medellín, Colombia), or simply known as Néstor, is a Colombian footballer. He played as a forward for Portuguese football club Académica de Coimbra in the Portuguese Liga.

Nestor was born in a poor family in Medellín, Colombia, at a time when civil unrest in the country would not end. He grew up with football, his hero being Carlos Valderrama, and he excelled on the pitch.

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