Pablo Álvarez Núñez

Football player infobox
playername = Pablo Álvarez


fullname = Pablo Álvarez Núñez
height = height|m=1.74
nickname = 67 kg
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|5|14
cityofbirth = Oviedo
countryofbirth = Spain
currentclub = Deportivo La Coruña
clubnumber = 14
position = Right midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2006
2006–present
2008
clubs = Sporting Gijón
Deportivo La Coruña
→Racing Santander (loan)
caps(goals) = 161 (25)
8 (0)
18 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 1 September 2008
ntupdate = 1 September 2008

Pablo Álvarez Núñez, Álvarez (born May 14, 1980 in Oviedo), is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a right midfielder for "La Liga" team Deportivo de La Coruña.

Álvarez started his professional career at Asturias's Sporting de Gijón, making his first team debut on May 19, 2001, in a 2-1 home defeat to Real Betis (in the second division), and went on to appear in 161 league games. 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.

Álvarez also participated in the resurrection of the "Selección Gallega" (unofficial Galicia autonomous football team) in December 2005, playing their first game after 75 years, against Uruguay. He signed for Deportivo de La Coruña on a Bosman transfer in August 2006.

On February 3, 2007, Álvarez played his first league match for "Depor", against RCD Mallorca. [cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3599.php | accessmonthday=February 7 | accessyear=2007] He would suffer a serious leg injury in the first season, and was eventually loaned to Racing de Santander in January 2008 until the end of the season.

After being relatively used in a Cantabria side that achieved a first-ever UEFA Cup qualification (netting in a 2-0 win at CA Osasuna, on January 13, 2008), Álvarez returned to Galicia and Deportivo.

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* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7784 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon