Álvaro Núñez (footballer, born 1973) explained

Álvaro Núñez
Full Name:Álvaro Adrián Núñez Moreira
Birth Date:1973 5, df=y
Birth Place:Rivera, Uruguay
Height:1.850NaN0
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1993
Years2:1994–1995
Years3:1996–1999
Years4:1999–2008
Years5:2008–2011
Clubs5:Guadalajara
Caps3:54
Caps4:136
Caps5:65
Totalcaps:255
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Álvaro Adrián Núñez Moreira (born 11 May 1973) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He also has a Spanish passport, having spent over a decade playing in the country mainly with Numancia (eight years, 83 La Liga games).

Club career

Núñez was born in Rivera. After playing in his country with Centro Atlético Fénix, C.A. Cerro and C.A. Rentistas he moved to Spain in 1999, signing with CD Numancia. An undisputed starter in his first two seasons (both in La Liga, playing a combined 72 games) he started struggling for a starting XI berth onwards, and was majorly a backup in the rest of his Soria career, which was almost entirely spent in the second division.[1] [2]

After nine matches in 2007–08, as Numancia returned to the top flight after three years, Núñez left the club but stayed in the country, joining lowly CD Guadalajara.[3] He retired in June 2011, at the age of 38.

International career

Núñez won one cap for Uruguay, and was a backup at the 1999 Copa América.

Honours

Club

Numancia

2007–08[4]

International

Uruguay

Runner-up 1999[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Luis García, portero del Numancia, está atado. Luis García, Numancia goalkeeper, is tied. Diario AS. Quique. Iglesias. Pedro Luis. Ferrer. Spanish. 10 July 2004. 4 September 2019.
  2. News: Breve enciclopedia numantina. Brief numantina encyclopedia. Desde Soria. Spanish. 29 May 2013. 13 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Guadalajara ficha al portero internacional uruguayo Álvaro Núñez (Numancia). Guadalajara sign Uruguayan international goalkeeper Álvaro Núñez (Numancia). Terra. Spanish. 18 June 2008. 1 July 2013.
  4. News: El Numancia, campeón de Segunda división. Numancia, Second division champions. Marca. Spanish. 1 June 2008. 4 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Copa América 1999. RSSSF. 4 September 2019.