| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Pedro Duscher | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-03-22)22 March 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Esquel, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paraguay U20 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Newell's Old Boys | 31 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Sporting CP | 55 | (6) |
| 2000–2007 | Deportivo La Coruña | 157 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Racing Santander | 34 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Sevilla | 37 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Espanyol | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | →Barcelona SC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Enosis Neon | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Veria | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 348 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 1999 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | Argentina U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Paraguay U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Álvaro 'Aldo' Pedro Duscher (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentinefootballmanager and former player who played as adefensive midfielder. He is the current manager of theParaguay national under-20 team.
Renowned for his physical presence on the pitch, Duscher also held anAustrian passport, and spent most of his professional career in Spain, playing in 338 official matches for four clubs – most notably atDeportivo. Over 11 seasons, he amassedLa Liga totals of 247 games and five goals. He also had a two-year spell in Portugal withSporting.
Born inEsquel,Chubut Province, Duscher made his professional debut in 1996, withNewell's Old Boys. In 1998, the 19-year-old moved to Europe to play forSporting CP, where he won thePrimeira Liga inhis second season.[1]
Duscher was then signed byDeportivo de La Coruña, for a price of€13 million. After just fiveLa Liga appearances inhis first year he featured more in the following years, as a complement and future replacement to veteran BrazilianMauro Silva; on 10 April 2002, his tackle led to a breakage inDavid Beckham'smetatarsal in aUEFA Champions Leaguegame againstManchester United, which almost cost the English player hispresence in theFIFA World Cup.[2]
Although he fully established himself as first-choice in midfield, Duscher's contract with Depor expired in 2007, and he eventually signed in July forRacing de Santander, where he was a key member on a side that obtained a first-everqualification to theUEFA Cup in the2007–08 campaign.[3] On 9 December 2007, during a 3–1 home win againstMallorca, he scored his first goal in the Spanish top division, in what was then his eighth season.[4][5]
In August 2008, Duscher agreed to a three-year contract atSevilla.[6] He scored his first goal for theAndalusians on 4 February 2009, in the first leg ofthe semi-finals of theCopa del Rey, a 2–1 home win againstAthletic Bilbao (eventually 2–4 aggregate loss).[7]
In2009–10, Sevilla finished fourth andreturned to the Champions League, but Duscher only appeared in ten games (three complete). Subsequently, he terminated his contract and signed with fellow league sideEspanyol, for one year.[8]
In late July 2011, Duscher joinedBarcelona S.C. fromEcuador on a one-year loan.[9] The following summer, after being released by Espanyol, he signed forEnosis Neon in theCypriot First Division,[10] where he stayed for only three months.
In early February 2013, Duscher joinedVeria in Greece.[11][12] He retired shortly after at the age of 34, however, after failing to appear officially for the club.[13]
Duscher wascapped three times for theArgentina national team, all appearances coming in 2005.[14]
