Álvaro Novo Ramírez (born 16 May 1978) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. Over eight seasons, he amassed

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totals of 183 matches and 11 goals with

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and

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Club career

Novo was born in

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. After finishing his football development at local

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he started as a senior at lowly

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, helping the club to its only two

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years, after which he left in 1998. Novo then moved to

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

, first playing with the reserves, competing one season in the

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and being relegated. He made his debut for the main squad in the year 2000, then became an undisputed starter for the

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side, partnering Serb

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in the wings. After a third place in

in the 2000–01 campaign, with the subsequent

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to the

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, and the

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conquest in

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, Novo left for

, rejoining former Mallorca coach

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whom asked for his signing repeatedly. After the manager was replaced for 2004–05, he disappeared from the team's lineups (only five matches). In the summer of 2005, Novo signed with

. Again, a coaching change –

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was fired – made him go from an important attacking unit to a third-string squad member, the

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could not release him due to his high wages and the player also refused to go on loan to neighbours

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; his contract expired in June 2008, and he was released.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Novo, Alvaro 1978 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Atlético Madrid footballers Real Sociedad footballers