Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luis Álvarez Núñez | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1960 | ||
Place of birth | La Serena, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportes La Serena | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1978–1980 | Deportes La Serena | ||
1981–1983 | Colo-Colo | (8) | |
1984 | O'Higgins | ||
1984 | Fluminense | ||
1985–1986 | Unión La Calera | ||
1986 | Magallanes | ||
1987 | Deportes La Serena | ||
1988 | Deportes Arica | ||
1989 | Cobreandino | ||
1990 | Sporting Cristal | ||
1991 | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
1992 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
1992 | Municipal Talagante | ||
International career | |||
1979 | Chile U20 | ||
1981 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Luis Álvarez Núñez (born 8 December 1960) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
A product of Deportes La Serena youth system, he was promoted to the first team by the coach Alfonso Sepúlveda [1] and played alongside Sergio Ahumada, his football idol. [2] Then he moved to Colo-Colo in 1981 where he scored 18 goals in official matches. [3]
In Chile, he also played for O'Higgins, Unión La Calera, Magallanes, Deportes Arica, Cobreandino, Deportes Melipilla and Municipal Talagante. [4]
Abroad, he played for Fluminense in Brazil, Sporting Cristal in Peru and Jorge Wilstermann in Bolivia. [4]
Álvarez represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1979 South American Championship. [5]
At senior level, he made an appearance for the Chile national team in a friendly match of the 1981 Copa Juan Pinto Durán [ es] versus Uruguay in 29 April, [1] making an assist to his teammate Manuel Rojas. [6]
He has worked as coach for amateur clubs and football academies such as the Colo-Colo Academies based in Doñihue. [7] [8]
Born in La Serena, Chile, his parents were José Álvarez and María Adriana Núñez. [1]
He is well known by his nickname Pelé Álvarez due to the fact he used to make feints like the Brazilian historical player. [4]
Following his retirement, he studied and worked as a bank clerk. [2]
He has taken part of the "Colo-Colo de Todos los Tiempos" (Colo-Colo from All Time), a team made up by historical players of Colo-Colo that plays friendly matches around the country. [9]
Colo-Colo
Fluminense