Ariel Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Ariel Álvarez Leyva
Date of birth (1973-05-09) 9 May 1973
Place of birth Caibarién, Cuba
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Villa Clara
1999 Bonner SC 1 (1)
1999–2010 Villa Clara
International career
1995–2001 Cuba 53 (8)
Managerial career
2012– Villa Clara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariel Álvarez Leyva (born 9 May 1973) is a Cuban retired footballer who played at international levels, as a midfielder.

Club career

Álvarez played his entire career for local side Villa Clara, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[1] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.[2][3]

International career

He played at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and made his senior international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 8 goals.[4] He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]

His final international was an August 2001 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Panama.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[4]
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic2-03-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
221 July 1995Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica Jamaica2-11995 Caribbean Cup
34 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti2-13-11999 Caribbean Cup
48 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Kitts and Nevis1-02-01999 Caribbean Cup
58 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Kitts and Nevis2-02-01999 Caribbean Cup
610 June 1999Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica2-02-01999 Caribbean Cup
75 March 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Cayman Islands2-04-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
84 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana Dominica1-03-12001 Caribbean Cup

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Álvarez became coach of Villa Clara.[6]

References

  1. Cubanos en Europa - El Blog del Futbol Cubano
  2. FC Fidel: quel ponte immaginario tra Cuba e Bonn - Nicola Adamu (in Italian)
  3. The Cubans are coming - The Guardian
  4. 1 2 "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  5. Ariel ÁlvarezFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. Álvarez apuesta por la reafirmación - Cuba Debate (in Spanish)


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