Hugo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985)

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

Hugo Álvarez Quintas (born 21 June 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.

Hugo Álvarez

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Álvarez Quintas[1]
Date of birth	(1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Vigo, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
0000–2003	Celta
2003–2004	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Las Rozas
2006–2007	Rayo B
2006	Rayo Vallecano	1	(0)
2007–2008	Leganés	23	(2)
2008–2009	Alcorcón	27	(1)
2009–2010	Zamora	17	(0)
2010–2011	Almería B	35	(1)
2011–2012	Real Unión	22	(0)
2012–2013	Cartagena	32	(2)
2013–2014	Jaén	32	(2)
2014	Real Murcia	0	(0)
2014–2015	Tenerife	24	(0)
2015–2016	Elche	16	(0)
2016–2017	UCAM Murcia	26	(0)
2017–2018	Alcorcón	19	(0)
2018–2019	Real Murcia	33	(0)
2019–2020	UCAM Murcia	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2020

Club career

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Álvarez made his senior debuts with Las Rozas CF, after playing youth football with RC Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid. He first arrived in Segunda División B in summer 2006 by signing for Rayo Vallecano, and remained in that level for that and the following six seasons, representing in quick succession CD Leganés, AD Alcorcón, Zamora CF, UD Almería B, Real Unión^[2] and FC Cartagena.^[3]

On 11 July 2013, Álvarez joined Real Jaén, freshly promoted to division two.^[4] On 25 August he made his debut as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–4 away defeat against CD Numancia in the Segunda División championship;^[5] he scored his first goal on 8 September in a 3–1 home win against Girona FC,^[6] and appeared regularly for the Andalusians which were relegated at the end of the campaign.

On 22 July 2014, Álvarez moved to fellow league club Real Murcia.^[7] However, after its administrative relegation, he terminated his contract and signed with CD Tenerife also in the second tier.^[8]

After appearing regularly for the Canarians, Álvarez joined Elche CF in the same division on 10 August 2015.^[9] On 1 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league side UCAM Murcia CF.^[10]

On 6 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Álvarez returned to Alcorcón after agreeing to a two-year deal.^[11]

References

1. Hugo Álvarez at WorldFootball.net
2. Hugo Álvarez sexto fichaje txuribeltz (Hugo Álvarez sixth white-black signing) Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Bidasoa al Día, 21 July 2011 (in Spanish)
3. Hugo Álvarez, el primer central para el Cartagena (Hugo Álvarez, the first stopper for Cartagena); La Opinión de Murcia, 2 July 2012 (in Spanish)
4. Hugo Álvarez, cuarto fichaje del Jaén (Hugo Álvarez, fourth signing of Jaén); Marca, 11 July 2013 (in Spanish)
5. El Numancia le pone cabeza a la Liga (Numancia "head" league); Marca, 25 August 2013 (in Spanish)
6. El Jaén obtiene con solvencia su primer triunfo (Jaén get first win quite easily); Canal Sur, 8 September 2013 (in Spanish)
7. Hugo Álvarez jugará en el Real Murcia (Hugo Álvarez will play in Real Murcia) Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Real Murcia, 22 July 2014 (in Spanish)
8. Hugo Álvarez, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife, tras desvincularse de su anterior club (Hugo Álvarez, new player of CD Tenerife, after cutting ties with previous club) Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; CD Tenerife, 26 August 2014 (in Spanish)
9. Presentación de Isidoro y Hugo Álvarez como jugadores del Elche C.F. (Presentation of Isidoro and Hugo Álvarez as Elche C.F. players) Archived 13 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Elche CF, 10 August 2015 (in Spanish)
10. Hugo Álvarez ficha por el UCAM Murcia CF (Hugo Álvarez signs for UCAM Murcia CF); UCAM Murcia CF, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
11. Hugo Álvarez regresa a la A.D. Alcorcón (Hugo Álvarez returns to A.D. Alcorcón); AD Alcorcón, 6 July 2017 (in Spanish)

External links

• Hugo Álvarez at BDFutbol
• Hugo Álvarez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Hugo Álvarez at Soccerway