Byron Alvarez

Football player infobox| playername= Byron Alvarez
fullname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|10|21
cityofbirth = Mexico City
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Portland Timbers
clubnumber = 23
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2000
2000-2001
2002
2003-2006
2004-2006
2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Reboceros de La Piedad
Jaiba Brava de Tamaulipas
C.F. Ciudad Juárez
Tampico
MetroStars
Portland Timbers
Chicago Storm (indoor)
Charleston Battery
Monterrey La Raza (indoor)
Portland Timbers
caps(goals) =
08 0(0)
96 (41)
45 (25)
22 0(8)
09 0(1)
pcupdate = 1 October 2008

Byron Alvarez (born October 21, 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football (soccer) forward who plays for Portland Timbers of USL First Division.

Alvarez began playing soccer at sixteen. He appeared with a string of minor league Mexican clubs including Reboceros de La Piedad, Jaiba Brava de Tamaulipas and Astros de Ciudad Juarez. In 2002, he signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. In 2003, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. On September 29, 2004, the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) traded Kevin Sakuda to the San Diego Sockers for the rights to Alvarez. [ [http://www.chicagostorm.net/news/?id=348&cat=16 Chicago Storm Acquires Rights to Forward Byron Alvarez] ] On October 18, 2004, the Storm signed him on loan from the Timbers and he played the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 indoor seasons in Chicago. Following the 2006 USL-1 season, Alvarez became a free agent and on April 3, 2007 signed with the Charleston Battery of USL-1. He played twenty-two games and scored eight goals. [ [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?pid=1951 Charleston Battery stats] ] On July 9, 2007, the Monterrey La Raza of MISL selected Alvarez in the MISL expansion draft. The LaRaza went to the MISL championship series, but fell to the Baltimore Blast. Following the end of the indoor season, he contacted Gavin Wilkinson, coach of the Timbers, about the possibility of rejoining the Timbers. Alvarez signed with the Timbers on July 14, 2008. [ [http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121607295179626500 Alvarez back with Timbers — for at least one more game] ] Alvarez has also played for the Mexican national futsal team. [ [http://www.arenaleague.com/USNAST/255599.html Mexican Futbol Rapido National Team Announced] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=46 Portland Timbers profile]
* [http://www.byronalvarez.com/history.htm 2003 Timberlog Interview]