Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez

For other people named Cristian Álvarez, see Cristian Álvarez (disambiguation).

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.

Cristian Álvarez

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez Reyes
Date of birth	(1978-01-09) 9 January 1978
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Right back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Argentinos Juniors
Number	23
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2002	Lanús	95	(7)
2002–2003	Arsenal Sarandí	37	(3)
2003	Lanús	12	(4)
2003–2007	Racing Santander	42	(6)
2005	→ Córdoba (loan)	23	(9)
2005–2006	→ Tenerife (loan)	40	(11)
2007–2009	Córdoba	65	(7)
2009–2011	Arsenal Sarandí	47	(7)
2011–2014	San Martín San Juan	81	(5)
2014–	Argentinos Juniors	29	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez Reyes (born 9 January 1978) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Argentinos Juniors mainly as a right back.

He played six years of his career in Spain, amassing league totals of 170 games and 33 goals in representation of three teams (42/6 in La Liga).

Football career

Born in Buenos Aires, Álvarez began his career at Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine Primera División in 1998. He also had a short spell with Arsenal de Sarandí before moving to Spain with Racing de Santander where he played three seasons with average impact, with a six-month loan stint with Segunda División side Córdoba CF in between.

After another loan in the Spanish second level, with CD Tenerife, Álvarez returned to Santander, appearing in 23 matches in 2006–07 as the Cantabria team finished tenth. In the following campaign he signed permanently with Córdoba for two years, with the Andalusians eventually barely maintaining their division two status.

In the 2009 off-season, after helping Córdoba finish mid-table, 31-year-old Álvarez returned to his country and a former club, signing with Arsenal Sarandí. Two years later, he joined San Martín de San Juan.

External links

• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• Cristian Álvarez profile at BDFutbol
• El Mundo stats (Spanish)
• Cristian Álvarez at Soccerway