Jorge Alvial

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Jorge Alvial is a Chilean football coach/sports manager and current head of scouting for FC Cincinnati.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/10/18/fc-cincinnati-add-jorge-alvial-hunter-freeman-doug-elder-scouting-team |title=FC Cincinnati add Jorge Alvial, Hunter Freeman, Doug Elder to scouting team |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=2019-04-19 |accessdate=2019-05-08}} Previously, he had been an international scout for Manchester United, and for Chelsea for over nine years.[https://int.soccerway.com/news/2006/October/16/chelsea-trail-chilean/ ]{{dead link|date=May 2019}}

Career

He had a career as a football player with Deportes Iquique in his country of birth{{cite web |title=La increíble historia de Jorge Alvial, el chileno que trabaja con Mourinho "cazando" talentos para el Manchester United |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2016/12/02/833876/La-increible-historia-de-Jorge-Alvial-el-iquiqueno-que-trabaja-con-Mourinho-cazando-talentos-para-el-Manchester-United.html |website=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=4 December 2016}} and with American clubs such as Washington Stars,{{cite web |title=Washington Stars Rosters |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/ASL/Rosters/StarsWa_Rosters.htm |website=www.nasljerseys.com |access-date=2 November 2022}} where he coincided with Mark Pulisic, the father of Christian.{{cite web |title=Christian Pulisic, la figura mundial del Chelsea que estuvo cerca de llegar a la Católica - La Tercera |url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/christian-pulisic-la-figura-mundial-del-chelsea-en-la-champions-que-estuvo-cerca-de-llegar-a-la-catolica/C4YBSOY6HBHALL3B5GGNJXFCGI/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=29 April 2021}}

In 2006, Alvial was the manager of the USL Puerto Rico Islanders, recruiting players such as three-time Argentine national title winner Gustavo Barros Schelotto and Chilean international Arturo Norambuena to join his team. However, during his 2006 undefeated season, however, he left the team to be chief scout of the Americas for Chelsea alongside Hans Gillhaus and world-known scout Piet de Visser.

From when he joined Chelsea in 2006, Alvial has worked with Chelsea managers José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, André Villas-Boas, Guus Hiddink, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Avram Grant.

On 11 January 2008, though still hired at Chelsea, Alvial joined the FC Dallas coaching staff for a short period of time to evaluate players at the Major League Soccer (MLS) level. Alvial, however, returned to Chelsea to continue his position as chief scout for the Americas the same year.

Alvial did not work in the MLS very long. He was linked to convincing the Argentine Legend of Boca Juniors, Guillermo Barros Schelotto to the Columbus Crew for only a salary cap of only $150,000 the first year.{{cite web|url=http://jugadorfranquicia.com/2014/09/21/schelotto-i-like-the-idea-of-coaching-in-the-mls-someday/ |title=JugadorFranquicia.com |publisher=Jugador Franquicia |date= |accessdate=2019-05-08}} With Schelotto, Columbus won their first ever MLS Cup Playoffs. Alvial was also linked to getting Marcos González and three-time Chilean national title champion Milovan Mirošević to sign for the Crew.

During his short spell at FC Dallas, Alvial discovered Brek Shea at the MLS Combine{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/brek-shea |title=Brek Shea |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=2017-05-05 |accessdate=2019-05-08}} and twins Rogelio and Ramiro Funes Mori at the Sueño MLS.{{Cite web |url=http://community.manutd.com/forums/t/109344.aspx |title=MANCHESTER UNITED EYEING UP MOVE FOR ARGENTINIAN FUNES MORI? - Manchester United Community |access-date=2015-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123172105/http://community.manutd.com/forums/t/109344.aspx |archive-date=2015-01-23 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://aguantefutbol.blogspot.com/2009/12/rogelio-gabriel-funes-mori.html|title=Aguante Futbol: Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori|last=G.b|date=11 December 2009|publisher=}} FC Dallas first round pick was Shea at the MLS SuperDraft; Shea later went to play for the United States national team and signed for a fee of $3.8 million in Stoke City.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2013/01/fc-dallas-and-mls-reach-agreement-stoke-city-brek-shea-transfer |title=and MLS reach agreement with Stoke City on Brek Shea transfer |publisher=FC Dallas |date=2013-01-31 |accessdate=2019-05-08 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011818/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2013/01/fc-dallas-and-mls-reach-agreement-stoke-city-brek-shea-transfer |url-status=dead }}

Before Alvial went back to scout for Chelsea, he discovered the Funes Mori twins at MLS Sueño. The twins did not end up signing in FC Dallas and instead signed for a bigger and more world-known club River Plate – Ramiro, the defender, won the national title and Copa Sudamericana with River Plate while Rogelio, the forward, soon signed at Benfica for €2 million.{{cite web|url=https://rpp.pe/futbol/mas-futbol/rogelio-funes-mori-deja-benfica-y-se-va-a-impronunciable-club-turco-noticia-708255|title=Rogelio Funes Mori deja Benfica y se va a impronunciable club turco|website=RPP|date=15 July 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/10/former-sueno-mls-winner-rogelio-funes-mori-continues-his-adventures-through- |title=Former Sueño MLS winner Rogelio Funes Mori continues his adventures through world soccer | SIDELINE |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=2013-08-10 |accessdate=2019-05-08 |archive-date=2015-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915005417/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/10/former-sueno-mls-winner-rogelio-funes-mori-continues-his-adventures-through- |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

Alvial has one daughter, Isabel Alvial, and three sons named Jorge, Greyson, and professional footballer Javier Alvial.{{cite web |title=Javier Alvial |url=http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/primer-equipo-2/jugadores/javier-alvial/ |website=www.sanluissa.cl |publisher=San Luis de Quillota |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155247/http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/primer-equipo-2/jugadores/javier-alvial/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |language=es |date=2013}}