Fredi Álvarez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Paredes.

Alfredo "Fredi" Álvarez Paredes (born 27 February 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the manager of RC Celta Fortuna.

Fredi Álvarez

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Álvarez Paredes
Date of birth	(1976-02-27) 27 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Moaña, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Celta B (manager)
Youth career
	Pontevedra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Pontevedra B
1998–2000	Alondras	67	(9)
2000–2001	Ponte Ourense	32	(12)
2001–2005	Alondras	85+	(16+)
Managerial career
2005–2009	Alondras (assistant)
2009–2012	Alondras
2012–2014	Compostela
2014	Celta B
2016	Compostela
2016–2017	Boiro
2018	Izarra
2021–2023	Celta (youth)
2023–2024	Celta C
2024–	Celta B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Moaña, Pontevedra, Galicia, Álvarez played youth football for Pontevedra CF, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the regional leagues. In 1998, he moved to Tercera División side Alondras CF, being a regular starter during his first spell at the club.

In 2001, after scoring a career-best 12 goals for Ponte Ourense CF, Álvarez returned to Alondras. He was an undisputed starter for the side in the following four seasons, suffering relegation in 2003 and achieving immediate promotion back to the fourth tier before retiring in 2005, aged 29.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Álvarez started working at his last club Alondras as an assistant of Juan Carlos Andrés. In 2009, he was named manager of the club, after Andrés left for Rápido de Bouzas.^[1]

Álvarez left Alondras in June 2012, after taking the club to their best-ever campaign in the fourth tier and missing out promotion in the play-offs. On 25 October 2012, he was named manager of SD Compostela also in the fourth division.^[2]

Álvarez led Compos to a promotion to Segunda División B in his first year, but left the club for fellow third tier side Celta de Vigo B on 20 June 2014.^[3] He was sacked from the latter on 13 November, after 12 matches.^[4]

On 14 January 2016, Álvarez returned to Compostela,^[5] but left the side in May, after suffering relegation. On 23 June 2016, he was appointed at the helm of CD Boiro also in the third tier.^[6]

On 27 March 2017, Boiro announced that Álvarez had left the club on a mutual agreement, only to confirm his continuity ahead of the club just hours later;^[7] he ultimately left in May, after their administrative relegation. He spent more than six months without a club before taking over fellow league team CD Izarra on 17 January 2018.^[8]

In August 2021, after more than three years unemployed, Álvarez returned to Celta and was appointed their Juvenil B manager.^[9] On 5 July 2023, after one season at the helm of the Juvenil A squad, he took over the C-team.^[10]

On 12 March 2024, Álvarez was appointed manager of Celta's reserves, after Claudio Giráldez was named first team manager.^[11]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Alondras		1 July 2009	11 June 2012	114	50	36	28	165	119	+46	043.86	[12]
Compostela		25 October 2012	20 June 2014	71	32	24	15	112	65	+47	045.07	[13]
Celta B		20 June 2014	12 November 2014	12	5	2	5	16	16	+0	041.67	[14]
Compostela		13 January 2016	16 June 2016	18	6	6	6	19	13	+6	033.33	[15]
Boiro		23 June 2016	16 May 2017	39	11	12	16	40	48	−8	028.21	[16]
Izarra		17 January 2018	11 June 2018	19	5	4	10	13	25	−12	026.32	[17]
Celta C		5 July 2023	12 March 2024	24	13	9	2	37	20	+17	054.17	[18]
Celta B		12 March 2024	Present	10	5	3	2	20	6	+14	050.00	[19]
Career total				307	127	96	84	422	312	+110	041.37	—

References

1. "Fredi Álvarez encabeza la nueva etapa del Alondras" [Fredi Álvarez is the ahead of the new stage of Alondras] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
2. "Fredi, extécnico del Alondras, será el nuevo entrenador del Compos" [Fredi, former manager of Alondras, will be the new manager of Compos] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
3. "'Fredi' Álvarez, nuevo entrenador del Celta B, David de Dios entrenará al Juvenil D.H." ['Fredi' Álvarez, new manager of Celta B, David de Dios will manage the Juvenil D.H.] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
4. "Javi López toma las riendas del Celta B" [Javi López takes the reins of Celta B] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
5. "Fredi presentado esta mañana como el nuevo entrenador de la S.D. Compostela" [Fredi presented this morning as new manager of S.D. Compostela] (in Spanish). SD Compostela. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
6. "Fredi Álvarez entrenará al Boiro en Segunda B" [Fredi Álvarez will manage Boiro in Segunda B] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
7. "El Boiro informa que Fredi sigue... ¡seis horas después de anunciar su marcha!" [Boiro inform that Fredi remains... six hours after announcing his departure!] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
8. "El gallego Fredi Álvarez es el nuevo entrenador del Izarra, en sustitución de Nacho Martín" [Galician Fredi Álvarez is the new manager of Izarra, replacing Nacho Martín] (in Spanish). OK Diario. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
9. "Seis equipos de la base celeste estrenan técnico esta temporada" [Six teams of the celeste youth setup debut their managers this season] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
10. "Promoción interna en la cantera: Fredi asciende al Celta C – Gran Peña y Alberto Suárez, al Juvenil B" [Internal promotion in the youth setup: Fredi promotes to Celta C – Gran Peña and Alberto Suárez, to the Juvenil B] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
11. "Fredi Álvarez se pone al frente del Celta Fortuna por segunda vez en su carrera" [Fredi Álvarez is ahead of Celta Fortuna for the second time in his career] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
12. "Alondras CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
    "Alondras CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
    "Alondras CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
13. "SD Compostela" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
    "Matches Fredi Álvarez, 2013–14 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
14. "Matches Fredi Álvarez, 2014–15 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
15. "Matches Fredi Álvarez, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
16. "Matches Fredi Álvarez, 2016–17 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
17. "Matches Fredi Álvarez, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
18. "Celta C – Gran Peña" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
19. "Matches Fredi Álvarez, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links

• Fredi Álvarez at BDFutbol
• Fredi Álvarez manager profile at BDFutbol
• Fredi Álvarez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Fredi Álvarez at Soccerway