Cristián Álvarez (footballer, born 1980)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristián Andrés Álvarez Valenzuela | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Curicó, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2005 | Universidad Católica | 173 | (24) |
| 2005–2006 | River Plate | 21 | (0) |
| 2007 | Universidad Católica | 16 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Beitar Jerusalem | 54 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | → Chiapas (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Universitario | 15 | (2) |
| 2011– | Universidad Católica | 112 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2014 | Chile | 24 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 11 February 2013 (UTC). | |||
Cristián Andrés Álvarez Valenzuela (born 20 January 1980 in Curicó) is a Chilean footballer, who plays as a defender for Universidad Católica of the Primera División in Chile.
Career
He started his pro career in Universidad Católica in 1999 against O'Higgins. His first match with River Plate was on 7 August 2005 in the 2-0 victory against Tiro Federal. In 2007 moved Alvarez to Beitar Jerusalem. In a match against Maccabi Netanya Alvarez scored a goal from 35 meters which is nominated to be goals of the year. After two years in Israel with Beitar Jerusalem left on 19 August 2009 his club and signed for Chiapas for one season.
International career
He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney representing Chile and won the bronze medal. His debut with the Chilean national team was in 2000 against Ecuador during qualifications for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has 23 caps for his country.
Honours
Club
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Universidad Católica
- Primera División de Chile: 2002 (A), 2005 (C), 2016 (C)
- Copa Chile: 2011
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Beitar Jerusalem
- Israeli Premier League: 2007-08
- Israeli Cup: 2008, 2009
SENIOR CAREER YEARS TEAM 1999 - 2005 Universidad Católica 2005 - 2006 River Plate 2007 - 2007 Universidad Católica 2007 - 2009 Beitar Jerusalem 2000 - 2010 Chile 2009 - 2010 Chiapas FC 2010 - 2010 Beitar Jerusalem 2011 - 2011 Universitario 2013 - 2014 Chile 2011 - Now Universidad Católica
National team
- Chile
- Olympic Games:
in Sydney (2000)
- Olympic Games:
External links
- Cristian Álvarez career statistics at Soccerbase
- Biography at River Plate official website
- Cristián Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
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