Alvarito
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Rodríguez Ros | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1936 | ||
Place of birth |
Ujo , Spain | ||
Date of death | 16 June 2018 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Huércal-Overa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
San Juan de Mieres | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1954 | Langreano | ||
1954–1955 | Caudal | 14 | (0) |
1955–1957 | Oviedo | 45 | (0) |
1957–1963 | Atlético Madrid | 39 | (0) |
1963–1964 |
Murcia | 20 | (1) |
1964–1965 | Shelbourne | 6 | (0) |
1965 | Córdoba | 0 | (0) |
1968 | Vancouver Royals | 0 | (0) |
1969–1970 | Santa Barbara | ||
International career | |||
1959 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1960 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1965 | Shelbourne | ||
1979–1980 | Benimar | ||
1980–1982 | Benicarló | ||
1983 | Algemesí | ||
1983–1984 | Alaquàs | ||
1984–1985 | Benicarló | ||
1985 | Requena | ||
1987–1988 | Marbella | ||
1989–1990 | Melilla | ||
1990–1991 | Linense | ||
1991–1992 | Melilla | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (16 January 1936 – 16 June 2018), commonly known as Alvarito, was a Spanish football defender and manager.
Club career
Alvarito was born in
Cuervo returned to Oviedo shortly after a health problem halted his progression, but Alvarito stayed with Atlético, helping them to back-to-back Copa del Rey conquests, both won at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid. He never appeared in more than nine league games for the club during his six-year spell as no substitutions were allowed at that time, and often played understudy to Isacio Calleja; he also suffered a tibia and fibula injury, in a match against Real Valladolid.[1]
Alvarito's last season in his country's top division would be
Subsequently, Alvarito worked as a manager, never in higher than Segunda División B.[3][4]
International career
Alvarito earned two caps for Spain in July 1960, in as many away friendlies: on the 14th, he made his debut in a 4–0 win against Chile.[5] Ten days later, he appeared in a 0–2 loss with Argentina.[6]
Death
Alvarito died on 16 June 2018 in Huércal-Overa, Province of Almería, at the age of 82.[7][4]
Honours
Atlético Madrid
References
- ^ a b Siempre quiso jugar en el Atleti (He always wanted to play for Atleti); Mundo Deportivo, 13 October 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ R. Murcia, 1 – R. Oviedo, 0; Mundo Deportivo, 17 February 1964 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece Álvaro Rodríguez 'Alvarito', exentrenador de la Balona (Death of Álvaro Rodríguez 'Alvarito', former manager of la Balona); Europa Sur, 16 June 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Fallece a los 82 años Álvaro Rodríguez Ros, 'Alvarito', ex entrenador de la U.D. Melilla (Death of former U.D. Melilla manager Álvaro Rodríguez Ros, 'Alvarito', at the age of 82); Melilla Hoy, 17 June 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Chile, 0 – España, 4 (Chile, 0 – Spain, 4); Mundo Deportivo, 15 July 1960 (in Spanish)
- ^ Argentina, 2 – España, 0 (Argentina, 2 – Spain, 0); Mundo Deportivo, 25 July 1960 (in Spanish)
- ^ La RFEF lamenta el fallecimiento de Álvaro Rodríguez Ros "Alvarito" (RSFF mourn passing of Álvaro Rodríguez Ros "Alvarito") Archived 23 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine; Royal Spanish Football Federation, 16 June 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
- Alvarito at BDFutbol
- Alvarito manager profile at BDFutbol
- Alvarito at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alvarito at EU-Football.info