Alain Álvarez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain Álvarez Menéndez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Langreo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Veriña | |||
| 2004–2006 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2014 | Sporting B | 199 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Othellos Athienou | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Racing Santander | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Aris Limassol | 29 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Leioa | 28 | (0) |
| 2018– | Langreo | 127 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 | |||
Alain Álvarez Menéndez (born 13 November 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UP Langreo as a central defender.
Club career
[edit]Born in Gijón, Asturias, Álvarez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2004, aged 14, after starting out at Veriña CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in Tercera División.
In the summer of 2009, Álvarez was called up by manager Manolo Preciado for the pre-season with the main squad.[1] However, he continued to be exclusively associated to the B-team in competitive games.
On 18 July 2014, Álvarez moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Cypriot First Division side Othellos Athienou FC.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 30 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.
Álvarez returned to his native country on 8 July 2015, signing a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.[3] He moved back to Cyprus the following off-season, with Aris Limassol FC.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Pedro, Alain, Acebal, Menéndez y Domínguez estarán en la pretemporada (Pedro, Alain, Acebal, Menéndez and Domínguez will be in the pre-season); Marca, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Aνακοίνωση απόκτησης Alain Alvarez Menendez (Announcement: signing of Alain Alvarez Menendez) Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Othellos Athienou, 18 July 2014 (in Greek)
- ^ Alain Álvarez y Mohamed Kamal refuerzan la plantilla verdiblanca (Alain Álvarez and Mohamed Kamal bolster green-and-white roster); Racing Santander, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Alain ficha por el Aris Limassol chipriota (Alain signs for Cyprus' Aris Limassol); El Comercio, 18 July 2016 (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Alain Álvarez at BDFutbol
- Alain Álvarez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Alain Álvarez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Alain Álvarez at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Gijón
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Racing de Santander players
- SD Leioa players
- UP Langreo footballers
- Cypriot First Division players
- Othellos Athienou FC players
- Aris Limassol FC players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen