Álvaro Corral

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corral and the second or maternal family name is Echazarreta.
Álvaro Corral
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Corral Echazarreta
Date of birth (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Tudelano (physio)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Aurrerá 27 (2)
2003–2005 Recreación 62 (0)
2005–2006 Zamora 22 (0)
2006–2008 Palencia 64 (1)
2008–2009 Sant Andreu 13 (0)
2009 Águilas 10 (0)
2009 Alfaro 15 (1)
2010 Izarra 17 (0)
2010–2016 Mirandés 145 (1)
2016–2019 Tudelano 62 (1)
Total 437 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Corral Echazarreta (born 30 May 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current physical therapist of CD Tudelano.

Playing career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Corral spent his first decade as a senior in Segunda División B, starting with CD Aurrerá de Vitoria in 2002 and going on to represent CD Recreación de La Rioja, Zamora CF, CF Palencia, UE Sant Andreu, Águilas CF,[1] CD Izarra and CD Mirandés.[2] He also competed briefly in Tercera División, having played the first part of the 2009–10 season with CD Alfaro.[3]

Corral featured in 26 matches (more than 2,100 minutes of play) in the 2011–12 campaign, as Mirandés promoted to Segunda División for the first time in its history. He made his debut in the competition on 1 September 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away win against Xerez CD.[4] His first goal was scored on 15 March 2014, in the 2–0 victory at Deportivo Alavés.[5]

In the summer of 2016, after 162 competitive appearances at the Estadio Municipal de Anduva (97 in the second tier), the 33-year-old Corral returned to the lower leagues with CD Tudelano.[6]

Coaching career

Corral retired in January 2019, being immediately appointed team physio at his last club.[7]

References

  1. ^ Águilas: firma Álvaro Corral. (Águilas: Álvaro Corral signs); esFutbol, 31 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El club presenta hoy al ex central del Izarra Álvaro Corral como nuevo jugador rojillo (Club presents ex-Izarra central defender Álvaro Corral as new player today); El Correo, 30 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Alfaro cierra el fichaje del central riojano Álvaro Corral (Alfaro complete deal for Riojan centre-back Álvaro Corral); La Rioja, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Mirandés se estrenó a lo grande en la División de Plata (Mirandés started counting points in Silver Division in style); Marca, 1 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Los rojillos hunden a los locales en un duelo directo de salvación (Reds sink hosts in direct clash for survival); Marca, 15 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Tudelano ficha al defensa central de 33 años Álvaro Corral (Tudelano sign 33-year-old central defender Álvaro Corral); Navarra.com, 18 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Álvaro Corral nuevo preparador físico del primer equipo (Álvaro Corral new first-team physio); CD Tudelano, 16 January 2019 (in Spanish)