Ariel Álvarez

Ariel Álvarez Leyva (born 9 May 1973) is a Cuban retired footballer who played at international levels, as a midfielder.

Ariel Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Ariel Álvarez Leyva
Date of birth (1973-05-09) 9 May 1973
Place of birth Caibarién, Cuba
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Villa Clara
1999 Bonner SC 1 (1)
1999–2010 Villa Clara
International career
1995–2001 Cuba 53 (8)
Managerial career
2012– Villa Clara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Leyva.

Club career

Álvarez played his entire career for local side Villa Clara, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[1] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.[2][3]

International career

He played at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and made his senior international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 8 goals.[4] He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]

His final international was an August 2001 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Panama.

International goals
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[4]
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic2-03-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
221 July 1995Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica Jamaica2-11995 Caribbean Cup
34 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti2-13-11999 Caribbean Cup
48 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Kitts and Nevis1-02-01999 Caribbean Cup
58 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Kitts and Nevis2-02-01999 Caribbean Cup
610 June 1999Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica2-02-01999 Caribbean Cup
75 March 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Cayman Islands2-04-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
84 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana Dominica1-03-12001 Caribbean Cup

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Álvarez became coach of Villa Clara.[6]

References
  1. Cubanos en Europa - El Blog del Futbol Cubano
  2. FC Fidel: quel ponte immaginario tra Cuba e Bonn - Nicola Adamu (in Italian)
  3. The Cubans are coming - The Guardian
  4. "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  5. Ariel Álvarez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. Álvarez apuesta por la reafirmación - Cuba Debate (in Spanish)


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