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Javier Alvial

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Javier Alvial
Personal information
Full name Javier Andrés Alvial
Date of birth (1992-01-12) January 12, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Center Midfielder, Left Midfielder
Youth career
2005 Atlanta United
2005–2006 Universidad de Chile
2006 Universidad Católica
2006 Colo-Colo
2007 Academia Ernesto Duchini
2007–2009 Defensor Sporting
2007 Concorde Fire
2007–2008 Chelsea
2007 Municipal Iquique
Atlanta Fire United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Puerto Rico Islanders
FC Dallas
2012 Atlanta Silverbacks
2013 San Luis
International career
2007 United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Andrés Alvial (born January 12, 1992, in Fairfax, Virginia) is a retired American and Chilean professional footballer who last played for San Luis de Quillota in Chile. He is currently working as the scouting and recruitment manager for the Portland Timbers in MLS.

Career

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Youth

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Alvial has been all over the world in his youth career. Playing in several top youth clubs such as Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile, Club Atlético River Plate in Argentina, Defensor Sporting in Uruguay, Chivas USA in United States, Chelsea F.C. in England, etc.[1]

It has been said that Alvial played in these clubs for a year or less in El Gráfico. In an interview translated from Spanish to English, he states "because of my fathers job, I always had to be travelling from place to place which is why I could not stay in one club".

He then played for University of Alabama at Birmingham for a few months, but withdrew from the team in half season to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player.[2]

Professional

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Alvial's first professional experience was with Puerto Rico Islanders at the age of 14, when well-known players such as Arturo Norambuena and Gustavo Barros Schelotto were playing.[3] His other professional experiences were with Deportes Iquique,[4] and Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, and FC Dallas.[5]

Alvial's last professional club was in 2013, playing for San Luis de Quillota in Quillota, Chile.[6]

Personal life

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Son of Jorge Alvial, Javier Alvial grew up in many different places outside of the United States such as Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Puerto Rico. In the states, he grew up in Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. He's the youngest out of the two older siblings he has.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Javier Alvial". www.sanluissa.cl (in Spanish). San Luis de Quillota. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "El torneo chileno tiene a su propio Mario Balotelli: "Me gusta la comparación"" (in Spanish). El Grafico. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  3. ^ Herrera, Gabriel (17 February 2013). "Javier alvia, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota". Deportes Quillota (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Javier Alvial: From USA to the Land of Champions" (in Spanish). Pasion Celeste. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  5. ^ "Entrevista: Javier Alvial" (in Spanish). Peloteroscm. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  6. ^ "Kalule: "Es una gran responsabilidad dentro y fuera de la cancha"" (in Spanish). San Luis de Quillota. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
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