Damián Ariel Álvarez
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Damián Ariel Álvarez | |
| birthday | May 21, 1979 | |
| place of birth | Morón , Argentina | |
| size | 1.65 m | |
| position | midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1998-2001 | River Plate | 54 (9) |
| 2002 | AC Reggiana | 5 (0) |
| 2002 | River Plate | 6 (1) |
| 2003-2006 | Monarcas Morelia | 118 (23) |
| 2006-2010 | CF Pachuca | 140 (22) |
| 2010– | UANL Tigres | 53 (9) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2012– | Mexico | 1 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of December 31, 2011 2 As of February 29, 2012 |
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Damián Álvarez (born May 21, 1979 in Morón ) is a native Argentinian and naturalized Mexican football player who mainly acts in midfield .
Life
Álvarez began his professional career in 1998 with the Argentine top club CA River Plate and played briefly for the Italian Serie A club AC Reggiana in early 2002 before coming to Mexico in early 2003, where he finally became naturalized.
After three years in the service of Monarcas Morelia , he moved to CF Pachuca in summer 2006 , with whom he won the Clausura championship title in 2007 and four international titles; including three successes in the CONCACAF Champions League , to which he was able to contribute some immensely important goals: Among other things, he scored in the final of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007 against Mexican league rivals Chivas Guadalajara , which could only be won 7-6 on penalties , the goal to 4: 4, without which the penalty shoot-out would have been lost, and in the final of the CONCACAF Champions League 2009/10 in the second leg at Cruz Azul the all-important 1: 2, which was the decisive away goal to win the title.
Before the 2010/11 season , Álvarez moved to the Tigres de la UANL , with whom he won another championship title in the 2011 Apertura .
Anecdotes
One of his closest friends is his Argentinian compatriot Christián Giménez , with whom he played for Pachuca. Because Álvarez not only played for River, but is also an ardent fan of the club and Giménez is an ex-player and fan of the Boca Juniors , they enjoyed watching the Superclásico on Mexican television together .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/17671/damian-alvarez
- ↑ Sinaloa Deportes: Chaco Giménez y Damián Álvarez no se pierden el Boca-River ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; article from November 16, 2010)
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- Official website of the player
- Club stations up to and including 2002 according to profile at National Football Teams
- Club stations from 2003 according to the profile at Mediotiempo
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Álvarez, Damián Ariel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Álvarez, Damián |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian-Mexican soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morón , Argentina |