Alain Álvarez

Alain Álvarez Menéndez (born 13 November 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UP Langreo as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Menéndez.
Alain Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Alain Álvarez Menéndez
Date of birth (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Langreo
Youth career
Veriña
2004–2006 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Sporting B 199 (1)
2014–2015 Othellos Athienou 22 (0)
2015–2016 Racing Santander 15 (0)
2016–2017 Aris Limassol 29 (0)
2017–2018 Leioa 28 (0)
2018– Langreo 15 (0)
National team
2007 Spain U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2018

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Álvarez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2004, aged 14, after starting out at Veriña CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in Tercera División.

In the summer of 2009, Álvarez was called up by manager Manolo Preciado for the pre-season with the main squad.[1] However, he continued to be exclusively associated to the B-team in competitive games.

On 18 July 2014, Álvarez moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Cypriot First Division side Othellos Athienou FC.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 30 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.

Álvarez returned to his native country on 8 July 2015, signing a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.[3] He moved back to Cyprus the following off-season, with Aris Limassol FC.[4]

References
  1. Pedro, Alain, Acebal, Menéndez y Domínguez estarán en la pretemporada (Pedro, Alain, Acebal, Menéndez and Domínguez will be in the pre-season); Marca, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Aνακοίνωση απόκτησης Alain Alvarez Menendez (Announcement: signing of Alain Alvarez Menendez) Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Othellos Athienou, 18 July 2014 (in Greek)
  3. Alain Álvarez y Mohamed Kamal refuerzan la plantilla verdiblanca (Alain Álvarez and Mohamed Kamal bolster green-and-white roster); Racing Santander, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. Alain ficha por el Aris Limassol chipriota (Alain signs for Cyprus' Aris Limassol); El Comercio, 18 July 2016 (in Spanish)
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