Jesús Álvarez (footballer, born 1981)

Jesús Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Jesús Martín Álvarez Hurtado
Date of birth (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981
Place of birth Tacna, Peru
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Bolognesi 73 (1)
2007 Sporting Cristal 13 (0)
2007–2008 Bolognesi 51 (0)
2009–2011 Juan Aurich 94 (0)
2012 Univ. San Martín 0 (0)
2012–2013 Sporting Cristal 66 (1)
2014–2016 Universidad César Vallejo 14 (0)
2016 Unión Comercio 3 (0)
2017 Sport Boys 0 (0)
International career
2012 Peru 4 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Sport Loreto
2018–2019 Sport Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús Martín Álvarez Hurtado (born 26 August 1981) is a Peruvian football manager and former player. He played as a centre-back.

Club career

Álvarez made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2005 Descentralizado season with local club Coronel Bolognesi FC. He scored his first goal in the Descentralizado the following season with Bolognesi in Round 1 of the 2006 season in his club's 3–1 away win over Alianza Atlético, with Álvarez scoring the winning goal in the 9th minute.[2]

In January 2007 Álvarez joined Peruvian club Sporting Cristal. He made his Descentralizado league debut for Cristal on 14 February 2007 in Round 3 (Apertura) away to Sport Boys. Manager Jorge Sampaoli put him in the match for Carlos Lobaton in the 46th minute to secure the 1–0 win for Cristal.

Álvarez retired in March 2017, a day after making his debut for Sport Boys, in match against Brazilian club Chapecoense.[3]

International career

On 17 May 2012, it was announced that Álvarez was included in Sergio Markarián's squad list for the Peru national team's upcoming friendly match against Nigeria.[4]

Coaching career

In June 2018, Álvarez was appointed as manager of Sport Loreto.[5] He left the club on 24 September 2018. On 3 November 2018, he was then appointed as manager of Sport Boys. He was fired on 10 March 2019.[6]

Honours

Juan Aurich

Sporting Cristal

  • Torneo Descentralizado: 2012

References

  1. ^ Jesús Álvarez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Peru 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sport Boys: Jesús Álvarez debutó en la 'Noche Rosada' y luego se retiró del fútbol". Depor (in Spanish). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Markarián convocó a locales" (in Spanish). ovacion.pe. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  5. ^ ‘Chasqui’ Álvarez es nuevo DT de Sport Loreto, diariovoces.com.pe, 14 June 2018
  6. ^ Sport Boys: Jesús Álvarez dejó de ser técnico de la 'Misilera', elcomercio.pe, 10 March 2019