Damián Ariel Álvarez

Damián Álvarez ( born May 21, 1979 in Morón ) is a native of Argentina and naturalized Mexican football player who operates primarily in the midfield.

Life

Álvarez began his professional career in 1998 in the Argentine top club CA River Plate and played briefly in early 2002 for the Italian Serie A club AC Reggiana before he came in early 2003 to Mexico, where he finally settled nations.

After three years in the service of Monarcas Morelia, he joined in the summer of 2006 for CF Pachuca, with whom he won the 2007 and four international titles the champion of the Clausura; including three wins in the CONCACAF Champions League, for which he was able to contribute some immensely important goals: among other things, he scored in the final of the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup in 2007 against the Mexican league rivals Chivas Guadalajara, which was won on penalties 7-6, the hit to 4:4 without the penalty shootout would have been lost, and in the final of the CONCACAF Champions League 2009/10 in the second leg at Cruz Azul 1:2 is so important, that was the crucial away goal to win the title.

Prior to the 2010/11 season Álvarez joined the Tigres de la UANL, with whom he 2011 another league title won in the Apertura.

Anecdotes

One of his closest friends is his Argentine compatriot Christián Giménez, with whom he played together for Pachuca. Because Álvarez not only played for River, but also an ardent fan of this association is and Giménez Exspieler and a fan of Boca Juniors, they have gladly seen the superclásico together in Mexican television.