Jesús Álvarez (footballer)

Jesús Álvarez
Personal information
Full nameJesús Martín Álvarez Hurtado
Date of birth26 August 1981
Place of birthTacna, Peru
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Bolognesi?(?)
2007Sporting Cristal13(0)
2007–2008Bolognesi51(0)
2009–2011Juan Aurich94(0)
2012Univ. San Martín0(0)
2012–Sporting Cristal7(0)
National team
2012-Peru4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jesús Martín Álvarez Hurtado (born 26 August 1981) is a Peruvian footballer.[1] Álvarez plays in the centre back position for Sporting Cristal in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Club career

Álvarez made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2005 Descentralizado season with local club Coronel Bolognesi FC.[1] He scored his first goal in the Descentralizado the following season with Bolognesi in Round 1 of the 2006 season in his club's 1–3 away win over Alianza Atlético, with Álvarez scoring the winning goal in the 9th minute.[2]

In January 2007 Álvarez joined Peruvian giants Sporting Cristal.[1] He made his Descentralizado league debut for Cristal on 14 February 2007 in Round 3 (Apertura) away to Sport Boys.[3] Manager Jorge Sampaoli put him in the match for Carlos Lobaton in the 46th minute to secure the 0–1 win for Cristal.[3]

International career

On 17 May 2012 it was announced that Álvarez was included in Sergio Markarian's squad list for the upcoming friendly match against Nigeria.[4]

Honours

Club

Juan Aurich
Sporting Cristal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Player - Jesús Álvarez". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Peru 2006". rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Match: Sport Boys 0-1 Sporting Cristal". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Markarián convocó a locales" (in Spanish). ovacion.pe. Retrieved 17 May 2012.