Édgar or Edgard Anthony Álvarez Reyes (born 9 January 1980) is a Honduran former soccer player who last played for Platense in the

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. Primarily a winger, he could play anywhere on the right flank.

Club career

Club Atlético Peñarol

Nicknamed ''El Mosky'' or ''El Jet Álvarez'' (The Jet Alvarez), he was linked to the Uruguayan club when he was 24. Uruguayan

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was champion in 2003 after winning the Clausura finals against

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and hand coach Diego Aguirre. In that team unquestioned right side Honduran Edgar Alvarez was, who had come to the club after playing seven seasons at Deportivo Platense in his country. The player was considered by Diego Aguirre as important in his scheme.

A.S. Roma

After a successful loan period,

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paid €1.5 million to

, but immediately loaned him to

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and granted the club an option to buy him for €1.9 million. He signed a 5-year contract. After spending the 2006–07 season at Messina Álvarez returned to Roma. At the summer transfer period AS Roma bought Mauro Esposito and Álvarez decided to leave Roma for

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, who maintained an option to buy him for €2 million. He left Roma due to the surplus of right midfielders. After spending the 2007–08 season at

, Alvarez returned to

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, and spent a full pre-season with the club, But he was loaned for the 2008–09 season to

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on 1 September 2008.

F.C. Bari 1908

In 2009, he moved to

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, on a permanent basis. The first year with the ''pugliesi'' turned out well. Under the guidance of Giampiero Ventura Álvarez became one of the best wings in

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. The second year did not turn out as well though and the club finished the season in last, moving to

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. Over two years Álvarez played in 65 league games, scoring 4 goals.

U.S. Città di Palermo

On 31 August 2011 Álvarez moved to

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as the player agreed to a two-year contract with the club.

FC Dinamo București

In July 2012, he moved to

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side

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and later signed a one-year contract with the

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n side. He played only five games for Dinamo, his evolution being marred by his injuries. His contract was ended by mutual consent in December 2012.

Playing style

Álvarez is known for his searing pace and acceleration, both on and off the ball. He is also very agile, making him very difficult for defenders to mark.

International career

Álvarez played at the 1999 World Youth Cup and made his senior debut for

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in a

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match against

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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. As of July 2012, has earned 51 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 10

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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and

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s. But most importantly, he was part of the

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squad and played in two matches.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Honours and awards

Club

;Peñarol *

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(1):

;C.D. Platense *

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(1): 2000–01 *

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(2):

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Edgar 1980 births Living people Footballers from Puerto Cortés Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Italy Honduras men's international footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Platense F.C. players Peñarol players Cagliari Calcio players AS Roma players ACR Messina players US Livorno 1915 players Pisa SC players SSC Bari players Palermo FC players FC Dinamo București players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Liga I players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Men's association football wingers