Néstor Álvarez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Nestor Alvarez
Personal information
Full name Nestor David Álvarez Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1980-04-11) April 11, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Envigado
2003 Deportivo Cali 7 (2)
2004 Envigado
2005 Once Caldas
2006 Deportes Tolima
2006–2007 Academica de Coimbra 13 (2)
2007–2011 U.A. Maracaibo
2009 → Alianza F.C. (loan)
2010 → Itagüí (loan)
International career‡
2001–20?? Colombia ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2006

Néstor David Álvarez Gutiérrez (born April 11, 1980), or simply known as Néstor, is a Colombian footballer. He played as a forward for Portuguese football club Académica de Coimbra in the Portuguese Liga.

Nestor was born in a poor family in Medellín, Colombia, at a time when civil unrest in the country would not end. He grew up with football, his hero being Carlos Valderrama, and he excelled on the pitch.

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