Pablo Álvarez Menéndez (born 7 February 1985) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Nacional

Álvarez began his professional career playing with

Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...

in 2007. He played the Copa Libertadores where his team got to quarterfinals. Later he won the Liguilla 2007 tournament which qualified his team for the 2008 edition of the Copa Libertadores.

Reggina

His talent did not go unnoticed and he was signed by

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on a 4-year contract. He made his Serie A debut on 7 October 2007 against

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Wisła Kraków

In July 2009 he was loaned out one season to the Polish giant club

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. He had an excellent campaign with his team getting to the second position in the 2009-2010 league.

Panserraikos

On 31 August 2010, Álvarez signed another loan deal but with the

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club

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Nacional

On 4 January 2012, he returned to his native country to play for Nacional.

International career

Álvarez has earned one cap with

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on 12 September 2007 against

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Statistics

References

External links

La Gazzetta

Profile at Soccerway
* 1985 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Footballers from Montevideo Club Nacional de Football players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers LFA Reggio Calabria players Wisła Kraków players Panserraikos F.C. players Boston River players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Chilean Primera División players Ekstraklasa players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Poland Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Men's association football defenders {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1980s-stub