Famous People with Name Alvarez

Nela Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Nela Álvarez: a Filipina pre-war actress born in 1918 who usually played a mother role in Lvn Pictures.

José Diego Álvarez Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

José Diego Álvarez Álvarez: a retired Spanish footballer. He was usually known as only Diego, and was a very talented midfielder who won 2 Ligas with Real Sociedad Side alongside lads like Satrústregui, Zamora, Arconada, Celayeta, Górriz and López Ufarte.

Pedro Munitis Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Pedro Munitis Álvarez: a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Racing de Santander.At 5'5", he is one of the shortest players in La Liga. He his best known for his fighting spirit and usually plays as a striker.Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown Racing de Santander, with which first team he debuted on January 22, 1995, in a 0-0 home draw with Real Sociedad.

Byron Alvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Byron Alvarez: a Mexican football (soccer) forward who plays for Portland Timbers of USL First Division.Alvarez began playing football at sixteen. He appeared with a string of minor league Mexican clubs including Reboceros de La Piedad, Jaiba Brava de Tamaulipas and Astros de Ciudad Juarez. In 2002, he signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. In 2003, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. On September 29, 2004, the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) traded Kevin Sakuda to the San Diego Sockers for the rights to Alvarez.

Salvador José Carmona Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Salvador José Carmona Álvarez: a retired Mexican football defender who is currently banned for life from playing professional soccer affiliated to FIFA for failing two separate anti-doping tests.During his career, he obtained 85 caps for the Mexican national team since his debut in 1996, and participated in the World Cup's of 1998 and 2002, in which he played an important role in the team.He was involved in a doping controversy and suspended one year along with fellow teammate Aaron Galindo in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, therefore prohibiting both players from representing Mexico in the 2006 World Cup. Finally, on May 16, 2007, Carmona received a lifetime ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for testing positive once again in an antidoping control test taken on January 31, 2006.