Daniel Alvarez (soccer, born 1978)

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Daniel Alvarez
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-01-18) January 18, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
YearsTeam
1995–1999 Furman Paladins
2000 Atlanta Silverbacks 3 (0)
2000 Charleston Battery 6 (0)
2002 Cincinnati Riverhawks 14 (2)
2002–2004 Virginia Beach Mariners 57 (3)
2009 Hampton Roads Piranhas 2 (0)
Managerial career
2002 Furman University (assistant)
2005 Old Dominion University (assistant)

Daniel Alvarez is an American former soccer midfielder.

Alvarez graduated from Pine Forest High School. He attended Furman University, where he was a 1999 First-Team All-American. [1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and exercise science. He was inducted into the Furman Paladins Hall of Fame in 2005. [2]

In January 2000, the MetroStars selected Alvarez in the fourth round (thirty-seventh overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. He did not sign with the MetroStars, but played three games for the Atlanta Silverbacks at the start of the USL A-League season. On April 19, 2000, the MetroStars traded Alvarez's rights to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for Daniel Hernández. [3] Alvarez chose to pursue a contract in Germany. After unsuccessful trials with Borussia Dortmund, FC Cloppenburg, and FC Nuremberg, he returned to the United States and signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. In the spring of 2001, Alvarez was training with the Mutiny when he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament. He returned home to Fayetteville to recuperate. While there, he coached with the Fayetteville Force Soccer Club. [4] In February 2002, the Colorado Rapids selected Alvarez in the third round (twenty-ninth overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. The Rapids did not sign him and he began the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Riverhawks before finishing it with the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division. He played for the Mariners through the 2004 season.

In 2005, he became an assistant with the Old Dominion University men's soccer team.

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References

  1. ↑ "1999 All Americans". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ Furman Paladins Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ April 19, 2000 Transactions
  4. ↑ Fayetteville Force: Daniel Alvarez


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