Ariel Álvarez
{{Short description|Cuban footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ariel Álvarez
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Ariel Álvarez Leyva
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Caibarién, Cuba
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1993–1998 | clubs1 = Villa Clara| caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1999 | clubs2 = Bonner SC | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1999–2010 | clubs3 = Villa Clara| caps3 = | goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2001 | nationalteam1 = Cuba
| nationalcaps1 = 53 | nationalgoals1 = 8
|manageryears1 = 2012–
|managerclubs1 = Villa Clara
}}
{{family name hatnote|Álvarez|Leyva|lang=Spanish}}
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,[http://www.elblogdelfutbolcubano.com/2009_08_05_archive.html Cubanos en Europa] - El Blog del Futbol Cubano 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.[http://www.nicolaadamu.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:fc-fidel-quel-ponte-immaginario-tra-cuba-e-bonn&catid=13&Itemid=131 FC Fidel: quel ponte immaginario tra Cuba e Bonn] - Nicola Adamu {{in lang|it}}[https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/jan/16/newsstory.sport17 The Cubans are coming] - The Guardian
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cuba-recintlp.html|website=RSSSF|title=Appearances for Cuba National Team}} He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA player|161872}}
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.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Number!! Date!! Location!! Opponent!! Score!! Result!! Competition | ||||||
| 1 | 25 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | {{fb|DOM}} | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2 | 21 July 1995 | Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica | {{fb|JAM}} | 2-1 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | |
| 3 | 4 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | {{fb|HAI}} | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 4 | 8 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | {{fb|SKN}} | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 5 | 8 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | {{fb|SKN}} | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 6 | 10 June 1999 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | {{fb|JAM}} | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
| 7 | 5 March 2000 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | {{fb|CAY}} | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana | {{fb|DMA}} | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Álvarez became coach of Villa Clara.[http://www.cubadebate.cu/opinion/2012/05/10/alvarez-apuesta-por-la-reafirmacion/#.WuREYFIUnIU Álvarez apuesta por la reafirmación] - Cuba Debate {{in lang|es}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=1770}}
- {{soccerway|ariel-alvarez/80127}}
{{Cuba squad 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Ariel}}
Category:Sportspeople from Caibarién
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cuban men's footballers
Category:Cuba men's international footballers
Category:Villa Clara (football club) players
Category:Cuban expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Cuban football managers
Category:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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