Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Arturo Alvarez | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | FC Dallas | 84 | (11) |
| 2008– | San Jose Earthquakes | 35 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| United States U18 | |||
| United States U20 | |||
| United States U23 | |||
| 2009– | El Salvador | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October, 2009 | |||
Arturo Alvarez (born June 28, 1985 in Template:City-state) is an American-born Salvadoran soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer, and for the El Salvador national team.
Career
Professional
Alvarez did not play college soccer; instead, he joined the MLS in 2003, signing a Project-40 contract, and was selected thirteenth overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. In his first year, Alvarez scored his first MLS goal on June 14, 2003, against FC Dallas but would go on to get limited playing time. However, the 'Quakes traded him to Dallas before the 2005 season in a deal that included Richard Mulrooney and Brad Davis.
During the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, in the second leg of FC Dallas' Conference semifinal match with the Houston Dynamo, Alvarez was sent off for "violent conduct" after he kneed Brad Davis in the groin while out of bounds in the forty-seventh minute. Dallas went on to lose the game 4–1, and the match 4–2 on aggregate.
In November 2007 Alvarez had a one week trial with French club Bordeaux, but did not sign with them.
Alvarez was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes in July 2008 for allocation money and their first round draft pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. In his debut, he scored the first goal of the match against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a match that ended 3–2.
International
United States
Alvarez represented the United States in various youth levels – U-17, U-18, and U-20. He also participated in various matches and training camps with the U-23 team.
El Salvador
Even though Alvarez represented the U.S. on various youth teams, he was never called up to the senior national team. Being of Salvadoran decent, Alvarez was invited to play for the El Salvador national team by coach Carlos de los Cobos.[1] On August 12, 2009, Alvarez made his debut for El Salvador in a World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. On September 5, 2009, Alvarez started in a World Cup qualifier against his home country at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. El Salvador fell, 2–1. On September 9, 2009, Alvarez played his first home game in Estadio Cuscatlán, in San Salvador, El Salvador against Costa Rica. El Salvador was victorious 1-0.
See also
References
- ^ American playing for El Salvador in Cup qualifier, ESPN, 2009-09-03, retrieved 2009-09-05
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