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Alain Álvarez
Alain Álvarez Menéndez (born 13 November 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UP Langreo as a central defender.
Club career.
Born in Gijón, Asturias, Álvarez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2004, aged 14, after starting out at Veriña CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in Tercera División.
In the summer of 2009, Álvarez was called up by manager Manolo Preciado for the pre-season with the main squad. However
as part of the MLS Best XI. Álvarez moved to Mexico for the 1997 season, where he played for Veracruz. He returned to Dallas Burn in 1998, where he recovered his starting position; Álvarez would be an extremely important player in the Burn's central midfield for the next two years, but near the end of 1999, he was traded to the New England Revolution for Ariel Graziani. Álvarez played for the Revolution throughout 2001 before the team decided not to renew his contract for the 2002 season.
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