Santiago Álvarez Fourcade (born 17 January 1994) is an Argentine professional

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footballer who plays as a

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for Argentina club CASI. At international honors, he was capped three times in 2013 for the

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. In his early career, he was selected to play in the 2013, and 2014

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for

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and took part in the Argentina XV, the second national team in Argentina. In rugby sevens, Álvarez made his

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debut in

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in 2013. He has also medaled at both the 2015 and 2019

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, played at the

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, and competed at the 2016 and 2020

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. Álvarez was also called up by

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franchise the Jaguares for the

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and 2018 Super Rugby competitions. However, he did not make any appearances.

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