Cristian Andrés Álvarez

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Personal information
Cristián Álvarez
Christian Álvarez with River's jersey
Full name	Cristián Andrés Álvarez Valenzuela
Date of birth	January 20, 1980
Place of birth	Curicó, Chile
Height	5'9" (176 cm)
Nickname	"huaso"
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Universidad Católica
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2005 2006-Present	Universidad Católica River Plate Universidad Católica	173 (24) 21 (0) -(-)
National team²
2000-present	Chile	16 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Cristián Andrés Álvarez (born January 20, 1980 in Curicó) is a Chilean football defender, who currently plays for Universidad Católica having transferred from River Plate during the 2007 transfer window.

He started his pro career in Universidad Católica in 1999 against O'Higgins. His first match with River Plate was on the August 7, 2005 in the 2-0 victory against Tiro Federal. His position is right back defender, and he wears number 4.

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 16 caps for his country.

Achievements

2002 Chilean Apertura (Universidad Católica).

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Competitor for Chile
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

Club Atlético River Plate - Current Squad
2 Tuzzio \| 3 Domínguez \| 4 Álvarez \| 4 Ferrari \| 5 Ahumada \| 6 Lussenhoff \| 7 Ortega \| 8 Belluschi \| 9 Farías \| 11 Falcao \| 12 Carrizo \| 14 Gerlo \| 16 Zapata \| 18 Sambueza \| 20 Nasuti \| 24 Fernández \| 25 Méndez \| 26 Lima \| 30 Pellegrino \| 31 Mareque \| • Buonanotte \| • Burdisso \| • Domingo \| • Martínez Montagnoli \| • Morales Neumann \| • Toja \| • Villalba \| coach: Passarella