Álvaro Maximiliano Arias Invernizzi (born 3 October 1988) is a

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

an retired

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. Arias has partial Italian descent on his mother's side.

Club career

Arias made his debut in the first team of

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

in 2005, remaining at the club in Montevideo until 2009, when he moved to Fénix, always playing in the top division. In February 2010 he was signed by

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n side

Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...

. In mid-2010, after remaining six months in Europe, Arias came back to

now signing with Rampla Juniors. On 25 June 2011, it was announced that he was sold to Querétaro F.C. of

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. On 31 January 2013, Arias signed a new contract with

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side Brescia Calcio.

International career

He was an unused member at

2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could partic ...

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* * * 1988 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Association football defenders Peñarol players Centro Atlético Fénix players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players FC Astra Giurgiu players Querétaro F.C. footballers Brescia Calcio players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Rampla Juniors players El Tanque Sisley players Liga I players Liga MX players Serie B players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan people of Italian descent Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Romania Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Romania {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1980s-stub