Daniel Alvarez (soccer)

Daniel Alvarez

Personal information
Date of birth	January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18) (age 33)
Place of birth	United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1995-1998	Furman University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000	MetroStars	0	(0)
2000	→ Atlanta Silverbacks (loan)	3	(0)
2000	Charleston Battery	6	(0)
2002	Cincinnati Riverhawks
2003–2004	Virginia Beach Mariners
2009	Hampton Roads Piranhas	2	(0)
Teams managed
2002	Furman University (assistant)
2005	Old Dominion University (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Alvarez is a retired American soccer player.

Alvarez graduated from Pine Forest High School. He attended Furman University where he was a 1999 First Team All American.^[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and exercise science. He was inducted into the Furman Paladins Hall of Fame in 2005.^[2]

In January 2000, the MetroStars selected Alvarez in the fourth round (thirty-seventh overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. The MetroStars sent him on loan to the Atlanta Silverbacks for three games at the start of the USL A-League season. On April 19, 2000, the MetroStars traded Alvarez to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for Daniel Hernández.^[3] Alvarez chose to pursue a contract in Germany. After unsuccessful trials with Borussia Dortmund, FC Cloppenburg, and FC Nurenburg, the returned to the United States and signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. In the spring of 2001, Alvarez was training with the Mutiny when he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament. He returned home to Fayetteville to recuperate. While there, he coached with the Fayetteville Force Soccer Club.^[4] In February 2002, the Colorado Rapids selected Alvarez in the third round (twenty-ninth overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. The Rapids did not signe him and he played the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Riverhawks. He also played for the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division.

In 2005, he became an assistant with the Old Dominion University men's soccer team.

References

1. ^ 1999 All Americans
2. ^ Furman Paladins Hall of Fame
3. ^ April 19, 2000 Transactions
4. ^ Fayetteville Force: Daniel Alvarez

External links

• Charleston Battery: Daniel Alvarez

Persondata
Name	Alvarez, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 18, 1978
Place of birth	United States
Date of death
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