| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliverio Jesús Alvarez González | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oviedo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1994 | Oviedo B | ||
| 1993–1997 | Oviedo | 134 | (49) |
| 1997–2000 | Betis | 101 | (20) |
| 2000–2003 | Oviedo | 105 | (28) |
| 2003–2006 | Cádiz | 106 | (22) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Spain | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Cádiz | ||
| 2007–2008 | Marbella | ||
| 2008–2009 | Écija | ||
| 2009–2011 | Betis B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Oliverio Jesús Alvarez González, aka Oli (born 2 April 1972 in Oviedo, Asturias), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.
He was known for his flair and netting ability, amassing totals of 414 games and 109 goals in 15 professional seasons, nine of those spent in La Liga, namely with Real Oviedo.
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During his career, Oli played for hometown Real Oviedo (two stints, scoring 40 goals in 111 first division outings, 20 of which were scored in his final season), Real Betis (with 19 league goals in three seasons, forming a formidable offensive partnership with Alfonso) and Cádiz CF (contributing with 10 goals in 40 games for Cádiz's promotion to the first division in 2004–05, although he only netted once in the following season, with the Andalusia side being relegated).
Moving into coaching in 2006, Oli started precisely with Cádiz, but was dismissed after only a few games in charge, as the team failed to regain a top flight spot. In September 2007, he joined Segunda División B outfit UD Marbella.[1]
In the following two seasons, Oli continued in Andalusia and the third level, successively with Écija Balompié and Betis' reserves.
Oli gained two caps for Spain during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, against Slovakia and Faroe Islands, netting in the latter in a 3–1 win, in Gijón.