Mikel Álvaro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvaro and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.
Mikel Álvaro
Personal information
Full name Mikel Álvaro Salazar
Date of birth (1982-12-20) 20 December 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Amurrio, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Aurrerá
2002–2003 Indautxu
2003–2006 Amurrio 67 (5)
2006–2007 Barakaldo 30 (2)
2007–2008 Dénia 35 (1)
2008–2009 Lleida 36 (13)
2009–2011 Numancia 50 (4)
2011–2013 Dinamo Tbilisi 59 (21)
2013–2015 Inter Baku 49 (13)
2015–2016 Auckland City 5 (2)
2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 10 (0)
2017–2022 Amorebieta 129 (7)
2022–2023 Portugalete 6 (1)
2023 Laredo 13 (1)
Total 489 (70)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Club career

Álvaro was born in Amurrio, Álava. After spending most of his career in the Segunda División B or lower, mainly with hometown's Amurrio Club, he arrived at already 27 at CD Numancia of Segunda División.[1][2] His first game in the competition occurred on 29 August 2009, as he played one minute in a 2–1 away win against RC Celta de Vigo.[3] Already as a starter, he scored his first goal as a professional, in a 1–0 home victory over Real Unión.[4]

In early August 2011, Álvaro terminated his contract with the Soria club,[5] going on to spend the following two seasons in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, where he shared teams with several compatriots.[6] In the summer of 2013, he joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku PIK on a two-year deal.[7]

Álvaro left Auckland City FC in January 2016,[8] and rejoined Dinamo Tbilisi later that month.[9] He returned to both his homeland and his native region on 16 January 2017, signing for third-tier SD Amorebieta[10] and helping to a first-ever promotion to the professional leagues at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[11]

Álvaro retired in June 2023 aged 40, following short spells in the lower leagues with Club Portugalete[12] and CD Laredo.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2016[14]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barakaldo 2006–07 Segunda División B 30 2 – 30 2
Dénia 2007–08 35 1 – 35 1
Lleida 2008–09 36 13 – 36 13
Numancia 2009–10 Segunda División 34 4 - 34 4
2010–11 16 0 - 16 0
Total 50 4 0 0 - - 50 4
Dinamo Tbilisi 2011–12 Erovnuli Liga 29 7 1 0 2 0 32 7
2012–13 30 14 8 4 0 0 38 18
Total 59 21 9 4 2 0 70 25
Inter Baku 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 20 4 2 0 4 0 26 4
2014–15 29 9 3 1 4 0 36 10
Total 49 13 5 1 8 0 62 14
Auckland City 2015–16 Football Championship 5 2 0 0 1 0 6 2
Total 5 2 0 0 1 0 6 2
Dinamo Tbilisi 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 7 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
2016 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Total 10 0 3 0 3 0 16 0
Career total 274 56 17 5 14 0 305 61

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

References

  1. ^ "Mikel Álvaro sueña con ascender con el Numancia a Primera" [Mikel Álvaro dreams of reaching Primera with Numancia]. As (in Spanish). 21 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "La efectividad del Numancia azota el perdón vigués" [Numancia effectiveness the scourge of Vigo pardons]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Mikel Álvaro se reivindica sobre el hielo y da la victoria al Numancia" [Mikel Álvaro stakes a claim on ice and gives win to Numancia]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Mikel Álvaro rescinde su contrato con el Numancia" [Mikel Álvaro terminates his contract with Numancia]. ABC (in Spanish). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Mikel Álvaro deja el Numancia para recalar en el Dinamo Tiflis georgiano" [Mikel Álvaro leaves Numancia to join Georgia's Dinamo Tbilisi]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Mikel Alvaro officially "Inter" in the". Fanat. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Navy Blues bolster ranks with youth". Auckland City FC. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Oficial: El Dinamo Tbilisi ficha a Mikel Álvaro" [Official: Dinamo Tbilisi sign Mikel Álvaro] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Mikel Álvaro se incorpora a la disciplina de los azules" [Mikel Álvaro added to blues' discipline] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. ^ Baraja, Jon (25 May 2021). "El orgullo de un pueblo" [A town's pride]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ Olazabal, Peru (14 October 2022). "Mikel Álvaro: "No me siento como si tuviera 39 años"" [Mikel Álvaro: "I don't feel like i'm 39"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ^ "El CD Laredo ficha a Mikel Álvaro" [CD Laredo sign Mikel Álvaro]. El Diario Cantabria (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Mikel Álvaro". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Ustaritz y Mikel Álvaro logran el doblete en Georgia" [Ustaritz and Mikel Álvaro get double in Georgia] (in Spanish). EITB. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.