Roberto Álvarez (footballer)

Roberto Álvarez

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Álvarez Álvarez
Date of birth	(1942-10-01)1 October 1942
Place of birth	Villamartín del Sil, Spain
Date of death	26 June 2023(2023-06-26) (aged 80)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ponferradina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Ponferradina	9	(0)
	Cultural Leonesa
1965–1967	Mestalla	9	(1)
1967–1968	Europa	1	(0)
	Tenerife
Managerial career
1979–1980	Reus
1980–1981	Terrassa
1982–1985	Lleida
1986–1987	Poblense
1987–1988	Teruel
1988–1990	Levante
1990	Olímpic Xàtiva
1990–1991	Palamós
1992–1994	Ponferradina
1994	Ponferradina
1995–1996	Gramenet
1996–1997	Poli Almería
1997–1998	Levante
2001	Gramenet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Roberto Álvarez Álvarez (1 October 1942 – 26 June 2023) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and later worked as a coach.

Playing career

Born in Villamartín de Sil, Páramo del Sil, El Bierzo, León, Álvarez started his senior career with SD Ponferradina in 1962, in Tercera División. After a spell at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, he moved to Segunda División side CD Mestalla in 1965.

Álvarez made his professional debut on 28 December 1965, starting and scoring his side's third goal through a penalty kick in a 3–3 home draw against Recreativo de Huelva. He appeared rarely for the club during his two-year spell, and subsequently joined CD Tenerife before retiring.

Managerial career

Álvarez started his managerial career with Levante UD in 1988, taking the side back to the second tier after an absence of seven years at first attempt. He was sacked in March 1990, after a winless run of seven games.

In May 1990 Álvarez was appointed manager of fellow league team Palamós CF. After 22 games in charge, he was relieved from his duties.

In 1992 Álvarez was named manager of his first club Ponferradina. In charge for two full seasons, he suffered relegation to the fourth level in his second season before resigning; he would return to the club later in the same year.

Álvarez was subsequently appointed at UDA Gramenet (two spells), CP Almería and Levante.

Death

Álvarez died on 26 June 2023, at the age of 80.

External links

• Roberto Álvarez at BDFutbol
• Roberto Álvarez manager profile at BDFutbol
• Aúpa Deportiva profile (in Spanish)