Álvaro Cervera
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Álvaro Cervera Díaz (born 20 September 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a winger.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cervera and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Cervera Díaz[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1965-09-20) 20 September 1965 (age 58)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Santa Isabel, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Alegría | |||
Tenerife | |||
Perines | |||
Racing Santander | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Rayo Cantabria | 35 | (11) |
1984–1987 | Racing Santander | 33 | (5) |
1987–1992 | Mallorca | 139 | (10) |
1992–1995 | Valencia | 82 | (5) |
1995–1997 | Racing Santander | 42 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Hércules | 2 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Águilas | 11 | (1) |
1999 | Almería | 19 | (5) |
1999–2000 | San Fernando | 25 | (3) |
2000–2001 | Ontinyent | ||
Total | 388 | (47) | |
International career | |||
1987 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
1991–1992 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Catarroja (assistant) | ||
2002–2003 | Catarroja | ||
2003–2004 | Villarreal (youth) | ||
2004–2005 | Catarroja | ||
2005 | Castellón | ||
2006 | Almansa | ||
2006–2007 | Alicante | ||
2008–2009 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
2009–2010 | Jaén | ||
2010–2011 | Real Unión | ||
2011–2012 | Recreativo | ||
2012 | Racing Santander | ||
2012–2015 | Tenerife | ||
2016–2022 | Cádiz | ||
2022–2023 | Oviedo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a player he made 261 matches in La Liga over 12 seasons, scoring 17 goals, playing for Racing de Santander (in two spells), Mallorca and Valencia in the competition.
Cervera became a manager in 2002, going on to work with a number of clubs.