Luciano Álvarez

Luciano Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Luciano José Álvarez Linares[1]
Date of birth (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Lanús, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Independiente 0 (0)
2001 Savona – (–)
2001–2004 Inter Turku 62 (19)
2005 Linares 12 (2)
2005 Yeovil Town 4 (1)
2006 Comunicaciones 8 (3)
2006–2007 Coquimbo Unido 24 (5)
2007–2008 Instituto 8 (1)
2009 Coquimbo Unido 7 (0)
2009 José Gálvez 9 (0)
2010 Linense 12 (2)
2010–2011 Temperley 16 (1)
2011–2012 Argentino de Rosario – (–)
2012 General Lamadrid – (–)
2012–2013 Dock Sud 25 (10)
Total 187 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luciano José Álvarez Linares (born 30 November 1978) is an Argentine former football striker.

Career

Álvarez is a typical example of the South American international journeyman footballer. He has played for seven teams in seven countries. He started his career at Independiente in 1999.

In 2001 Álvarez moved to Italy to try his luck with Savona but he soon moved on to Finland to play for Inter Turku between 2001 and 2004.

In 2005, he spent a while in Spain with Segunda División B side CD Linares. Later that year he moved to England to play with Yeovil Town F.C. in the fourth tier of English football. He scored his first and only goal for Yeovil against Chesterfield.[2] Halfway through the 2005–06 season Álvarez was released by Yeovil,[3] he then found himself in Guatemala playing for Comunicaciones and he after played for Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[4][5]

In 2007 Álvarez returned to Argentina to sign for Instituto de Córdoba of the Argentine 2nd division.

In 2008 when Álvarez was on trial at Swedish club Degerfors IF, he injured his foot badly in a friendly-game against Ljungskile.

In 2009, he rejoined Coquimbo Unido, in the Chilean second division.[6]

In the 2009–10 season, he played for Spanish club Linense.[1]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Lucho, an affective form of "Luciano".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lucho - Ex-R.B. Linense :: La Web del Fútbol Modesto ::". www.lapreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Yeovil 1-3 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Alvarez ends his stay with Yeovil". BBC Sport. 18 December 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Coquimbo 2006 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Coquimbo 2007 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Coquimbo 2009 - Apertura 1º "B"". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.