Jesús Álvarez (footballer)
# Jesús Álvarez (footballer)

Jesús Martín Álvarez Hurtado (born 26 August 1981) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played in the centre back position.

## Club career

Álvarez made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2005 Descentralizado season with local club Coronel Bolognesi FC. He scored his first goal in the Descentralizado the following season with Bolognesi in Round 1 of the 2006 season in his club's 1–3 away win over Alianza Atlético, with Álvarez scoring the winning goal in the 9th minute.

In January 2007 Álvarez joined Peruvian giants Sporting Cristal. He made his Descentralizado league debut for Cristal on 14 February 2007 in Round 3 (Apertura) away to Sport Boys. Manager Jorge Sampaoli put him in the match for Carlos Lobaton in the 46th minute to secure the 0–1 win for Cristal.

## International career

On 17 May 2012 it was announced that Álvarez was included in Sergio Markarian's squad list for the upcoming friendly match against Nigeria.

## Coaching career

In June 2018, he was appointed as manager of Sport Loreto. He left the club on 24 September 2018. On 3 November 2018, he was then appointed as manager of Sport Boys. He was fired on 10 March 2019.

## Honours

### Club

**Juan Aurich**

* Torneo Descentralizado: 2011

**Sporting Cristal**

* Torneo Descentralizado: 2012
