Juan Carlos Álvarez Cárdenas (born 14 February 1966) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Boyacá Chicó.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Álvarez Cárdenas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boyacá Chicó (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1987 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1991–1993 | Deportivo Rionegro | ||
| 1994–1996 | Deportivo Antioquia | ||
| 1997 | Deportes Quindío | ||
| 1998 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 1999 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Florida Soccer (youth) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Florida Soccer (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Deportivo Rionegro (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2013 | Envigado (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Independiente Medellín (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Leones | ||
| 2019 | Unión Magdalena (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Boyacá Chicó (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Boyacá Chicó | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Medellín, Álvarez represented Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín as a youth, but made his senior debut with Cúcuta Deportivo in 1988. After his contract ended in 1989, he worked at the Banco Cafetero before returning to football in 1991 with Deportivo Rionegro.[1]
Álvarez subsequently played for Deportivo Antioquia, Deportes Quindío and Atlético Bucaramanga before retiring with Cúcuta in 1999.[1]
Managerial career
editAfter retiring, Álvarez studied in the Cooperative University of Colombia before joining Florida Soccer as a manager of the under-15 squad. In 2004, he became the assistant of Carlos Pachamé at Antioquia, before joining Óscar Aristizábal's staff at Rionegro under the same role in 2006.[2]
Álvarez followed Aristizábal's staff to Envigado in 2009, also as an assistant.[2] In the following year, he remained at the club despite the managerial change with Pedro Sarmiento, and subsequently followed him to Independiente Medellín.[2]
In December 2015, after spending the previous year travelling in Spain, Álvarez became the manager of Categoría Primera B side Leones.[3] He led the club to a first-ever promotion to the top tier in 2017,[4]
Álvarez left Leones by mutual consent on 24 August 2018, with the club sitting bottom of the table.[5] In the following year, he rejoined Sarmiento's staff at Unión Magdalena, returning to an assistant role.
In March 2022, Álvarez was appointed manager of the Antioquia regional team.[6] He was also an assistant of Jhon Jaime Gómez at Boyacá Chicó in 2024, before becoming manager of the club on 27 October of that year.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "El técnico Juan Carlos Álvarez de Leones, con una extraordinaria hoja de vida" [Manager Juan Carlos Álvarez from Leones, with an extraordinary resumee] (in Spanish). El Escenario de los Clásicos. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hoja de vida brillante: Juan Carlos Álvarez, de Leones" [Brilliant resumee: Juan Carlos Álvarez, from Leones] (in Spanish). Cápsulas. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Leones estrena cuerpo técnico" [Leones debut technical staff] (in Spanish). Colombia Sports. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Álvarez el nuevo técnico antioqueño que dirigirá en la primera división" [Juan Carlos Álvarez, the new antioqueño manager who will manage in the first division] (in Spanish). Telemedellín. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Álvarez dejó la dirección técnica de Leones" [Juan Carlos Álvarez left the technical direction of Leones] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "¡Bienvenido a la Selección Antioquia profesor Juan Carlos Álvarez!" [Welcome to the Antioquia team professor Juan Carlos Álvarez!] (in Spanish). Liga Antioqueña de Fútbol. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Álvarez, nuevo DT de Boyacá Chicó" [Juan Carlos Álvarez, new manager of Boyacá Chicó] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
edit- Juan Carlos Álvarez coach profile at Soccerway