- 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 inOviedo ), is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as aright midfielder for "La Liga " teamDeportivo de La Coruña .Álvarez started his professional career at
Asturias 'sSporting de Gijón , making his first team debut onMay 19 ,2001 , in a 2-1 home defeat toReal 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'sfin 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 forDeportivo 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 toRacing de Santander in January 2008 until the end of the season.After being relatively used in a
Cantabria side that achieved a first-everUEFA Cup qualification (netting in a 2-0 win atCA Osasuna , onJanuary 13 ,2008 ), Álvarez returned to Galicia and Deportivo.References
External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7784 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
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