Diego Andrés Álvarez Sánchez (born 23 September 1981), known as Diego Álvarez, is a Colombian
footballer
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.
Club career
Álvarez began his career with Independiente Medellín in 2000. He played for
San Luis F.C.
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of
Mexico
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between 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he returned to
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
to play for Deportivo Cali. He moved to
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...
in January 2012 and to
Atlético Junior in January 2013.
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Medellín
Colombian footballers
Colombian expatriate footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Independiente Medellín footballers
San Luis F.C. players
Deportivo Cali footballers
Atlético Nacional footballers
Atlético Junior footballers
Envigado F.C. players
Águilas Doradas Rionegro players
Real Cartagena footballers
Patriotas Boyacá footballers
La Equidad footballers
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Liga MX players
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Association football forwards
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