Carlos Alvarez (soccer, born 1990)

Carlos Alvarez (born November 12, 1990) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He works as a youth coach for San Diego Surf.

Carlos Alvarez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alvarez
Date of birth (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Surf (youth coach)
Youth career
2006–2008 Pateadores
2008–2009 Chelsea
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chivas USA 40 (2)
2014–2015 Colorado Rapids 11 (0)
2015 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 21 (2)
2016 San Antonio FC 30 (4)
2017 Orange County SC 19 (2)
2018 Las Vegas Lights 29 (7)
2019 Loudoun United 14 (1)
2020 San Diego Loyal 14 (1)
Total 178 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youth and college career

Alvarez was born in Los Angeles, California on November 12, 1990. He attended Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, where he played soccer. He then continued to University of Connecticut, where he continued his soccer career. He majored in Spanish.[1]

Club career

Major League Soccer

Alvarez was selected as the second overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA.[2] On March 17, 2013, Alvarez debuted for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer against local-rivals, Los Angeles Galaxy, at the Home Depot Center, in which he came in as a half-time substitute for José Erick Correa, and scored the game-tying goal even though Chivas USA had only 10 men.[3]

On July 1, 2014, Alvarez was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Nathan Sturgis.[4]

Lower divisions

On February 2, 2016, Alvarez was announced as the first-ever signing by San Antonio FC.[5]

On March 23, 2017, Alvarez was announced as the first-ever signing by Los Angeles FC,[6] but was waived by the club before their inaugural season in 2018.

Alvarez was signed by Loudoun United on July 17, 2019 for the remainder of the 2019 USL season,[7] and scored his only goal for the club on August 9, 2019 in Loudoun's Segra Field opener.

On February 8, 2020, Alvarez joined San Diego Loyal.[8]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from professional football, Alvarez began his coaching career, joining San Diego Surf.[9] Carlos has coached the 2014, 2015, and 2012 youth teams at the Surf under Billy Garton.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Alvarez is of Mexican descent.[10] Alvarez is married to Renae Cuéllar, also a soccer player, who plays for Tijuana and the Mexico women's national team. They have a son, Romeo, who was born in April 2017.[11] Alvarez's brother Efraín is also a professional soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy.[12]

References
  1. "UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. "Carlos Alvarez".
  3. "LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA 03-17-2013 - Rosters | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. "Colorado Rapids acquire Carlos Alvarez from Chivas USA in exchange for Nathan Sturgis". July 1, 2014.
  5. "USL SAN ANTONIO SIGNS MIDFIELDER CARLOS ALVAREZ". USLSanAntonio.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  6. "FORMER SECOND-OVERALL PICK IN MLS SUPERDRAFT TO JOIN ORANGE COUNTY SC". orangecountysoccer.com. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  7. "Loudoun United have acquired midfielder Carlos Alvarez for the remainder of the 2019 season". July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  8. "Welcome Carlos to #Team1!".
  9. "Coach: Carlos Alvarez". San Diego Surf Soccer Club. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  10. "Alvarez: 'Whoever calls me I'm going to be there'". US Soccer Players.
  11. Gotz, Ben (April 4, 2018). "Lights training partner Renae Cuellar ready to represent Mexico". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  12. "From East LA to the LA Galaxy: The story of the rise of Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com.


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