Diego Alvarado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Diego Alvarado
Personal information
Full name Diego Jesús Alvarado Rodríguez
Date of birth (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth La Florida, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2008 Grêmio
2009–2010 Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Unión San Felipe 39 (7)
2010 → Trasandino (loan) – (–)
2011–2012 → Deportes Temuco (loan) 15 (0)
2014–2015 Coquimbo Unido 27 (4)
2015–2016 Deportes Puerto Montt 23 (2)
2016–2017 Magallanes 23 (9)
2017–2018 Curicó Unido 8 (1)
2018 → Cobreloa (loan) 8 (2)
2019–2020 San Luis 18 (3)
2020 Aragua 4 (0)
2020–2021 Santiago Morning 8 (1)
2021 San Antonio Unido 9 (2)
2021–2022 Deportes Melipilla 25 (6)
Total 182 (31)
International career
2010 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Jesús Alvarado Rodríguez (born 20 November 1991) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He last played for Primera B de Chile club Deportes Melipilla.

Club career

A product of Unión San Felipe youth system,[1] Alvarado also had a stint with Brazilian club Grêmio as a youth player.[2] At professional level, he has played for several clubs in Chilean football.[3] In the Chilean Primera División, he has played for Unión San Felipe, Curicó Unido[4] and Deportes Melipilla.[5]

Abroad, he played for Venezuelan club Aragua in 2020.[6] Then, he returned to Chile to join Santiago Morning.[7]

He retired at the end of the 2022 season.[8]

International career

Alvarado represented Chile at under-20 level[6] in friendly matches against Uruguay U20 played in 2010, alongside players such as Enzo Roco and César Pinares.[9]

Personal life

His father, Arturo, was a professional footballer who played for Trasandino in the 1980s.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Goleador de Magallanes en libertad de acción, volante que pretendía Ñublense renovó en San Marcos". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Curicó Unido: Tiempo de Diego Alvarado…". MDSports Chile (in Spanish). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Diego Alvarado". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ @curicounido (31 May 2017). "CONFIRMADO: Diego Alvarado (Delantero-25 Años) firmó por 18 meses y es oficialmente jugador de Curicó Unido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Diego Alvarado y su arribo a Deportes Melipilla: "voy a dar lo mejor de mi"". www.radioprensa.cl (in Spanish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "El goleador chileno que partió de la Primera B a Venezuela" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ^ @=Stgo_Morning (30 November 2020). "Nueva semana, nuevo bohemio que ya se integró al equipo ⚽️" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Encina, Camilo (6 December 2023). "Listado de lujo: los 27 futbolistas que recibirán el Fondo de Retiro del Sifup tras colgar los botines". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ^ Benoit, Jorge (30 September 2010). "URUGUAY 5 - 0 CHILE EN SUB 20". FUTBOLFLORIDA (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ @djar91 (13 May 2019). "Mi querido padre mi cable a tierra mi consejero mi amigo mi referente te amo viejo querido" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ "GOLEADORES CAMPEONATO NACIONAL 1984". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.