Néstor Álvarez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Nestor Alvarez
Personal information
Full name Nestor David Álvarez Gutiérrez
Date of birth April 11, 1980 (1980-04-11) (age 31)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Itagüí Ditaires
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996-05 Independiente Medellín 31 (19)
2005-2007 Academica de Coimbra 15 (6)
2008-2011 U.A. Maracaibo
2009-2010 → Alianza F.C. (loan)
2011- Itagüí Ditaires
National team‡
2001- Colombia 24 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2006.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006

Néstor David Álvarez Gutiérrez (born April 11, 1980 in Medellín, Colombia), or simply known as Néstor, is a Colombian footballer. He played as a forward for Portuguese football club Académica de Coimbra in the Portuguese Liga.

Nestor was born in a poor family in Medellín, Colombia, at a time when civil unrest in the country would not end. He grew up with football, his hero being Carlos Valderrama, and he excelled on the pitch.

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