Federico Hernán Álvarez (born 7 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a

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for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis.

Career

Álvarez's career started in 2012 with

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side Belgrano. He was an unused substitute four times during the 2012–13 season, prior to making his first-team debut on 2 September 2013 in a win against Atlético de Rafaela. In August 2015, Álvarez appeared in the Copa Sudamericana for the first time in a game versus

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. By the end of the 2016 campaign, Álvarez made 49 appearances for Belgrano. In his 2016–17 season opener against Boca Juniors, he received his first career red card. On 31 July 2017, Álvarez was loaned to

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Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

Personal life

Álvarez is the nephew of fellow footballer Matías Suárez and cousin of Gastón Álvarez Suárez, another footballer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Federico 1994 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Super League Greece players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Argentine sportsmen