Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (16 January 1936 – 16 June 2018), commonly known as Alvarito, was a Spanish football defender and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Club career
editAlvarito was born in Ujo, Mieres. After playing for two clubs in his native Asturias, he joined the professionals in 1955, going on to spend two seasons in Segunda División with Real Oviedo also in his region of birth. In summer 1957, he joined La Liga side Atlético Madrid alongside teammate Toni Cuervo, also a fullback.[1]
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 1963–64, playing the most he had in years to help Real Murcia finish in 12th position and scoring his first and only goal in the competition on 16 February 1964, in a 1–0 home win over former team Oviedo.[2] Subsequently, he plied his trade in the Republic of Ireland, Canada and the United States – very briefly returning to Spain to appear for Córdoba CF – acting as player-coach for Shelbourne. He retired in 1970, at the age of 34.
Subsequently, Alvarito worked as a manager, never in higher than Segunda División B.[3][4]
International career
editAlvarito 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
editAlvarito died on 16 June 2018 in Huércal-Overa, Province of Almería, at the age of 82.[7][4]
Honours
editAtlético Madrid
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Alvarito at BDFutbol
- Alvarito manager profile at BDFutbol
- Alvarito at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alvarito at EU-Football.info