Álvaro Corral
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Corral Echazarreta | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tudelano (physio) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Aurrerá | 27 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Recreación | 62 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Zamora | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Palencia | 64 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Sant Andreu | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Águilas | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | Alfaro | 15 | (1) |
| 2010 | Izarra | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Mirandés | 145 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Tudelano | 62 | (1) |
| Total | 437 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Álvaro Corral Echazarreta (born 30 May 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current physical therapist of CD Tudelano.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Corral spent his first decade as a senior in Segunda División B, starting with CD Aurrerá de Vitoria in 2002 and going on to represent CD Recreación de La Rioja, Zamora CF, CF Palencia, UE Sant Andreu, Águilas CF,[1] CD Izarra and CD Mirandés.[2] He also competed briefly in Tercera División, having played the first part of the 2009–10 season with CD Alfaro.[3]
Corral featured in 26 matches (more than 2,100 minutes of play) in the 2011–12 campaign, as Mirandés promoted to Segunda División for the first time in its history. He made his debut in the competition on 1 September 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away win against Xerez CD.[4] His first goal was scored on 15 March 2014, in the 2–0 victory at Deportivo Alavés.[5]
In the summer of 2016, after 162 competitive appearances at the Estadio Municipal de Anduva (97 in the second tier), the 33-year-old Corral returned to the lower leagues with CD Tudelano.[6]
Coaching career
[edit]Corral retired in January 2019, being immediately appointed team physio at his last club.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Águilas: firma Álvaro Corral. (Águilas: Álvaro Corral signs); esFutbol, 31 January 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El club presenta hoy al ex central del Izarra Álvaro Corral como nuevo jugador rojillo (Club presents ex-Izarra central defender Álvaro Corral as new player today); El Correo, 30 June 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alfaro cierra el fichaje del central riojano Álvaro Corral (Alfaro complete deal for Riojan centre-back Álvaro Corral); La Rioja, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mirandés se estrenó a lo grande en la División de Plata (Mirandés started counting points in Silver Division in style); Marca, 1 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los rojillos hunden a los locales en un duelo directo de salvación (Reds sink hosts in direct clash for survival); Marca, 15 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Tudelano ficha al defensa central de 33 años Álvaro Corral (Tudelano sign 33-year-old central defender Álvaro Corral); Navarra.com, 18 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Álvaro Corral nuevo preparador físico del primer equipo (Álvaro Corral new first-team physio); CD Tudelano, 16 January 2019 (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Álvaro Corral at BDFutbol
- Álvaro Corral at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Álvaro Corral at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Logroño
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Logroñés CF footballers
- Zamora CF footballers
- CF Palencia footballers
- UE Sant Andreu footballers
- CD Izarra footballers
- CD Mirandés footballers
- CD Tudelano footballers
- CD Aurrerá de Vitoria footballers