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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Álvarez Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-12-08)8 December 1960 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | La Serena, Chile | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes La Serena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1981–1983 | Colo-Colo | (8) | |
| 1984 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1984 | Fluminense | ||
| 1985–1986 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1986 | Magallanes | ||
| 1987 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1988 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 1989 | Cobreandino | ||
| 1990 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1991 | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
| 1992 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| 1992 | Municipal Talagante | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1981 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Luis Álvarez Núñez (born 8 December 1960) is a Chilean former professionalfootballer who played as aforward for clubs in Chile, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
A product ofDeportes La Serena youth system, he was promoted to the first team by the coachAlfonso Sepúlveda[1] and played alongsideSergio Ahumada, his football idol.[2] Then he moved toColo-Colo in 1981 where he scored 18 goals in official matches.[3]
In Chile, he also played forO'Higgins,Unión La Calera,Magallanes,Deportes Arica,Cobreandino,Deportes Melipilla and Municipal Talagante.[4]
Abroad, he played forFluminense in Brazil,Sporting Cristal in Peru andJorge Wilstermann in Bolivia.[4]
Álvarez represented Chile at under-20 level in the1979 South American Championship.[5]
At senior level, he made an appearance for theChile national team in a friendly match of the1981 Copa Juan Pinto Durán [es] versusUruguay in 29 April,[1] making an assist to his teammateManuel Rojas.[6]
He has worked as coach for amateur clubs and football academies such as theColo-Colo Academies based inDoñihue.[7][8]
Born inLa Serena, Chile, his parents were José Álvarez and María Adriana Núñez.[1]
He is well known by his nicknamePelé Álvarez due to the fact he used to make feints like the Brazilian historical player.[4]
Following his retirement, he studied and worked as a bank clerk.[2]
He has taken part of the "Colo-Colo de Todos los Tiempos" (Colo-Colo from All Time), a team made up by historical players of Colo-Colo that plays friendly matches around the country.[9]
Colo-Colo
Fluminense