- Cristian Edgardo Álvarez
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For other people named Cristian Álvarez, see Cristian Álvarez (disambiguation).
Cristian Álvarez Personal information Full name Cristian Edgardo Álvarez Cruz Date of birth April 19, 1978 Place of birth Santa Ana, El Salvador Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre midfielder
Attacking midfielderClub information Current club FAS Number 8 Youth career 1994 FAS Reserves Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–2000 FAS 1999–2000 → Espinho (loan) 2000–2001 Dragón 2001– FAS National team‡ 2000–2006 El Salvador 17 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2010This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.Cristian Edgardo Álvarez Cruz (born 19 April 1978 in Santa Ana) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for FAS in the Salvadoran Premier League.
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Club career
Álvarez came through the youth system at FAS and signed professional terms with them in 1995. In 1999 the stocky midfielder joined Portuguese second division side Espinho on loan but returned to El Salvador after only one season for Dragón. In 2001 he rejoined FAS.
International career
Álvarez made his debut for El Salvador in an October 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against St Vincent & the Grenadines and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [1] and played at the 2001 and 2005 UNCAF Cups.
His final international was a November 2006 friendly match against Panama.
References
- ^ Cristian Álvarez – FIFA competition record
External links
- Cristian Edgardo Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Álvarez Profile at El Grafico (Spanish)
C.D. FAS – current squad 1 Contreras · 2 Valle · 4 Garcia · 5 Velásquez · 6 Granadino · 7 Maldonado · 8 Álvarez · 9 Bentos · 11 Reyes · 12 Solis · 13 Moscoso · 14 R. Ulloa · 15 Salazar · 16 Rodríguez · 17 Córdoba · 18 Murgas · 19 López · 20 Salamanca · 21 O. Ulloa · 23 Aparicio · 24 Peña · 25 Arroyo · 26 Henríquez · 34 Rivera · 35 Valencia · Coach: Rujana
El Salvador squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Ana Department
- Salvadoran footballers
- El Salvador international footballers
- C.D. FAS footballers
- SC Espinho players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Salvadoran football biography stubs
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