Cristian Álvarez (Salvadoran footballer)

For other people named Cristian Álvarez, see Cristian Álvarez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.

Cristian Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Cristian Edgardo Álvarez Cruz
Date of birth (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978
Place of birth Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1994 FAS reserves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 FAS
1999–2000 → Espinho (loan)
2000–2001 Dragón
2001–2015 FAS
International career
2000–2006 El Salvador 16 (0)
Managerial career
2016 Juventud Candelareño
2017–2018 FAS[1][2][3][4][5]
2018 FAS (U17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Edgardo Álvarez Cruz (born 19 April 1978) is a Salvadoran football manager and former player.

Club career

Álvarez came through the youth system at C.D. FAS and signed professional terms with them in 1995.

In 1999, he joined Portuguese Second Division club Espinho on loan, but returned to El Salvador after only one season for play with C.D. Dragón.

In 2001, Álvarez rejoined C.D. 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[6] and played at the 2001 and 2005 UNCAF Cups.

His final international game was a November 2006 friendly match against Panama.

Honours

Player

FAS

See also

References

  1. ^ ""Queremos sacar mentalmente al equipo de esta situación" | Diario el Mundo". Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Cristiam Álvarez valoró el punto de visita del FAS". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica | Informate con la verdad.
  4. ^ "El FAS no planea nada especial para contrarrestar al Alianza". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica | Informate con la verdad.
  5. ^ "Cristiam Álvarez, técnico del FAS: "la próxima vez me pondrán seis juegos de sanción"". El Gráfico.
  6. ^ Cristian Álvarez – FIFA competition record (archived)
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