Carlos Álvarez Nieto (born 24 January 1973 in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

) is a

five-a-side football Five-a-side football is a version of minifootball, in which each team fields five players (four Outfield#In association football, outfield players and a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper). Other differences from association football ...

player from

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. He has a

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: he is blind. He played five-a-side football at the

2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...

. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2–0.

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* * 1973 births Living people Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic 5-a-side footballers for Spain Paralympic medalists in football 5-a-side 5-a-side footballers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Madrid {{Spain-footy-bio-stub