Pablo Álvarez (footballer, born 1980) explained

Pablo Álvarez
Fullname:Pablo Álvarez Núñez
Birth Date:14 May 1980
Birth Place:Oviedo, Spain
Height:1.740NaN0
Youthyears1:1989–1998
Youthclubs1:Lugo
Years1:1998–2001
Caps1:52
Goals1:6
Years2:2001–2006
Caps2:161
Goals2:25
Years3:2006–2012
Caps3:85
Goals3:5
Years4:2008
Clubs4:Racing Santander (loan)
Caps4:18
Goals4:1
Years5:2012–2014
Caps5:47
Goals5:4
Years6:2014
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Years7:2015
Caps7:8
Goals7:0
Years8:2015
Clubs8:Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)
Caps8:3
Goals8:0
Years9:2016
Caps9:5
Goals9:2
Years10:2016–2018
Caps10:20
Goals10:10
Totalcaps:411
Totalgoals:53
Nationalyears1:2005–2008
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Pablo Álvarez Núñez (born 14 May 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Álvarez started his professional career at neighbouring Sporting de Gijón, making his first-team debut on 19 May 2001 in a 1–2 home defeat against Real Betis in the second division[1] and going on to appear in 168 games across all competitions. At Gijón, he earned the nickname Tibu (diminutive of Tiburón, shark in Spanish) for his goal celebrations, in which he pretended to have a shark's fin in his head.[2]

Álvarez also participated in the resurrection of the unofficial Galician national team in December 2005, playing their first game after 75 years against Uruguay.[3] He signed for Deportivo de La Coruña on a Bosman transfer in August 2006.

On 3 February 2007, Álvarez played his first league match for Depor,[4] making his La Liga debut against RCD Mallorca at the age of nearly 27. He had suffered a serious leg injury while still at the service of Sporting, in April 2006,[5] and was eventually loaned to Racing de Santander in December of the following year until the end of the season.[6]

After being relatively used in a Cantabria side that achieved a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup – netting in a 2–0 away victory over CA Osasuna on 13 January 2008[7] – Álvarez returned to Galicia and Deportivo. Scarcely used during 2008–09, he profited from a rare start to score the game's only goal at Athletic Bilbao, on 18 April 2009;[8] he made his debut in European competition on 18 February of that year, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against AaB Fodbold for the UEFA Cup,[9] and was sent off in the second leg in an eventual 1–6 aggregate score.[10]

In the summer of 2012, aged 32, Álvarez joined CD Lugo of the second level on a two-year deal, returning to the club after playing youth football there for nearly a decade.[11] On 2 September 2014, he signed with UP Langreo in the third tier;[12] however, after only six months, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, agreeing to a deal at New York City FC on 6 March 2015 after a trial period.[13]

Honours

Deportivo

2011–12

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: El Betis gana con comodidad. Betis win easily. El País. Mario. Díaz. es. 20 May 2001. 16 February 2014.
  2. News: El "tiburón", corazón rojiblanco. The "shark", red-and-white heart. La Voz de Galicia. Marcos. Pichel. es. 6 February 2013. 16 April 2015.
  3. News: Apoteosis en San Lázaro. Apotheosis at San Lázaro. Faro de Vigo. Julio. Bernardo. es. 30 December 2005. 1 April 2020.
  4. News: El Depor hace daño de penalti. Depor hurt from the penalty spot. El Mundo. es. 3 February 2007. 16 February 2014.
  5. News: Pablo Álvarez se rompe la pierna y estará ocho meses de baja. Pablo Álvarez breaks leg and will miss eight months. La Voz de Galicia. Pablo. Gómez. es. 23 April 2006. 16 February 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20130412150515/http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2006/04/23/4713598.shtml. 12 April 2013.
  6. News: Pablo Álvarez ya entrenó con el Racing. Pablo Álvarez already trained with Racing. El Diario Montañés. es. 28 December 2007. 16 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Osasuna 0–2 Racing Santander. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025195939/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=226689&cc=5739. dead. October 25, 2012. ESPN Soccernet. 13 January 2008. 22 May 2011.
  8. Web site: Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Deportivo La Coruña. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025195945/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=253021&cc=5739. dead. October 25, 2012. ESPN Soccernet. 18 April 2009. 22 May 2011.
  9. News: El Deportivo se inmola. Deportivo set themselves on fire. Marca. Ramiro. Aldunate. es. 18 February 2009. 16 February 2014.
  10. News: Ni rastro de la remontada. Not a trace of a comeback. Marca. es. 26 February 2009. 16 February 2014.
  11. News: Pablo Álvarez firma dos cursos por el Lugo. Pablo Álvarez signs for two campaigns with Lugo. La Voz de Galicia. Marcos. Pichel. es. 18 July 2012. 16 February 2014.
  12. News: Pablo Álvarez jugará en el Langreo, el Marino ficha a Pastor y el Avilés, a Berna. Pablo Álvarez will play in Langreo, Marino sign Pastor and Avilés, Berna. El Comercio. G.. Martínez. Santy. Menor. es. 2 September 2014. 2 September 2014.
  13. Web site: New York City FC sign veteran midfielder Pablo Alvarez. New York City. 6 March 2015. 6 March 2015.