Carlos Alvarado (12 May 1949 – 16 February 2016) was a Honduran

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who played as a

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. Alvarado is often considered by many the greatest C.D.S. Vida footballer of all times.

Club career

Alvarado is C.D.S. Vida's all-time top scorer with 76 goals. He made his professional debut on 15 May 1968 in the 1–4 defeat against

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where he scored the sole Vida's goal. He has the shared record of scoring five goals in a single game against C.D. Troya in 1967. In 1972, he became the first

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player to win the top-scorer award twice. Alvarado also played for Club Deportivo Olimpia before retiring.

Personal life

Alvarado was born in

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and raised in

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. In 2012, he had a heart attack from which he recovered. He died on 16 February 2016 of a

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, aged 66.

References

1949 births 2016 deaths Honduran footballers Association football forwards Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Olimpia players People from Valle Department People from Nacaome {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub