Damián Ariel Álvarez (born 21 May 1979), also known as "La Chilindrina", is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team.
Álvarez made his professional debut in Argentina for River Plate in 1998. In 2002, he moved to Serie B to play for Reggina. However, he returned to the Americas a year later, joining Morelia of the Liga MX. Álvarez played a significant role for the team that season, playing in 16 games, 13 starts, and scoring three goals and helped them reach the league final but lost to Monterrey. He remained a consistent starter for the team and started a total of 60 games for the team, scoring nine goals.
In the 2010 draft of the Liga MX, Álvarez was bought by Tigres UANL in a high-profile transfer. A starter under Ricardo Ferretti, he became a key in the team's offensive for the Apertura 2011 Championship. He scored the goal of the 1-0 victory in the first leg of the finals against Santos Laguna. Tigres won the Liga MX Championship for the third time after 29 years. Álvarez, along with Danilinho, Héctor Mancilla and Lucas Lobos in the attack, became the so-called "Cuatro Fantásticos" ("Fantastic Four") of the Liga MX.
On December 14, 2014, he received a red card along with teammates Hernán Burbano and Nahuel Guzmán in the Apertura 2014 final against Club América. Álvarez and his team lost 3–0 in the final at the Estadio Azteca.[2] Álvarez was a regular starter in the 2015 Copa Libertadores. In the group stage, Tigres played against his former team River Plate and scored the second goal of the 2-2 draw in the home game. Tigres would eventually reached to the finals and lose to River Plate.
Álvarez played an important role in the playoffs of the Apertura 2015 Championship. Damián, who in the regular season played a substitute role, scored one goal in quarterfinals against Chiapas and one more in semifinals against Toluca. Tigres became champions defeating Pumas UNAM.
He came in as substitute of Javier Aquino in the second half of the Apertura 2016 finals against Club América. Álvarez started the play that dramatically tied the game in overtime, by crossing to Jürgen Damm, who then re-crossed to Jesús Dueñas, that finally scored a header at the 119'. Tigres beat América in penalty shoot-out.
With very few minutes in the Apertura 2017 season, a 38-year old Álvarez officially retired from his playing career after Tigres beat archrival CF Monterrey in the first and only League final between the two. After his retirement, Álvarez became an instant idol among fans, and is considered, along with names such as Tomás Boy, Gerónimo Barbadillo, Claudio Núñez, Walter Gaitán and Lucas Lobos, as one of the most emblematic players of Tigres.
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In 2012, Álvarez became a naturalized Mexican citizen, having settled in Mexico in 2003. He was called up to Mexico national team on 23 February for a friendly against Colombia; Mexico lost 2-0.
– Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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January 01, 1970
damián, Álvarez, footballer, born, 1979, damián, ariel, Álvarez, born, 1979, also, known, chilindrina, former, professional, footballer, played, winger, born, argentina, played, mexico, national, team, damián, Álvarezpersonal, informationfull, namedamián, arie. Damian Ariel Alvarez born 21 May 1979 also known as La Chilindrina is a former professional footballer who played as a winger Born in Argentina he played for the Mexico national team Damian AlvarezPersonal informationFull nameDamian Ariel Alvarez 1 Date of birth 1979 05 21 21 May 1979 age 44 1 Place of birthMoron Buenos Aires ArgentinaHeight1 65 m 5 ft 5 in 1 Position s WingerYouth careerRiver PlateSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1998 2001River Plate54 9 2001Reggina5 0 2002River Plate6 1 2003 2006Morelia118 23 2006 2010Pachuca140 22 2010 2017Tigres UANL215 23 Total538 78 International career2012 2013Mexico2 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Tigres UANL 2 International career 3 Honours 4 External links 5 ReferencesClub career editAlvarez made his professional debut in Argentina for River Plate in 1998 In 2002 he moved to Serie B to play for Reggina However he returned to the Americas a year later joining Morelia of the Liga MX Alvarez played a significant role for the team that season playing in 16 games 13 starts and scoring three goals and helped them reach the league final but lost to Monterrey He remained a consistent starter for the team and started a total of 60 games for the team scoring nine goals He moved to Pachuca earning six championships with the team one Copa Sudamericana three CONCACAF Champions Cup one SuperLiga and the Mexican Clausura 2007 Alvarez has been a significant member in every championship Tigres UANL edit In the 2010 draft of the Liga MX Alvarez was bought by Tigres UANL in a high profile transfer A starter under Ricardo Ferretti he became a key in the team s offensive for the Apertura 2011 Championship He scored the goal of the 1 0 victory in the first leg of the finals against Santos Laguna Tigres won the Liga MX Championship for the third time after 29 years Alvarez along with Danilinho Hector Mancilla and Lucas Lobos in the attack became the so called Cuatro Fantasticos Fantastic Four of the Liga MX On December 14 2014 he received a red card along with teammates Hernan Burbano and Nahuel Guzman in the Apertura 2014 final against Club America Alvarez and his team lost 3 0 in the final at the Estadio Azteca 2 Alvarez was a regular starter in the 2015 Copa Libertadores In the group stage Tigres played against his former team River Plate and scored the second goal of the 2 2 draw in the home game Tigres would eventually reached to the finals and lose to River Plate Alvarez played an important role in the playoffs of the Apertura 2015 Championship Damian who in the regular season played a substitute role scored one goal in quarterfinals against Chiapas and one more in semifinals against Toluca Tigres became champions defeating Pumas UNAM He came in as substitute of Javier Aquino in the second half of the Apertura 2016 finals against Club America Alvarez started the play that dramatically tied the game in overtime by crossing to Jurgen Damm who then re crossed to Jesus Duenas that finally scored a header at the 119 Tigres beat America in penalty shoot out With very few minutes in the Apertura 2017 season a 38 year old Alvarez officially retired from his playing career after Tigres beat archrival CF Monterrey in the first and only League final between the two After his retirement Alvarez became an instant idol among fans and is considered along with names such as Tomas Boy Geronimo Barbadillo Claudio Nunez Walter Gaitan and Lucas Lobos as one of the most emblematic players of Tigres International career editIn 2012 Alvarez became a naturalized Mexican citizen having settled in Mexico in 2003 He was called up to Mexico national team on 23 February for a friendly against Colombia Mexico lost 2 0 Honours editRiver Plate Argentine Primera Division 1999 Apertura 2000 Clausura Pachuca Liga MX Clausura 2007 CONCACAF Champions League 2007 2008 2009 10 SuperLiga 2007 Copa Sudamericana 2006 Tigres UANL Liga MX Apertura 2011 Apertura 2015 Apertura 2016 Apertura 2017 Copa MX Clausura 2014 Campeon de Campeones 2016 2017External links editDamian Ariel Alvarez FIFA competition record archived Football Database profile Damian Alvarez Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo com archived in Spanish References edit a b c FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA List Of Players PDF FIFA com Federation Internationale de Football Association 5 December 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 9 December 2008 America crowned as Tigres see red cards fifa com Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 Retrieved 30 December 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Damian Alvarez footballer born 1979 amp oldid 1187179806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
