Alfredo "Fredi" Álvarez Paredes (born 27 February 1976) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and is the

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of RC Celta Fortuna.

Playing career

Born in

Moaña Moaña is a municipality located in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. In 2018, it had a population of 19,448 inhabitants. It is one of the five municipalities with Bueu, Cangas do Morrazo, Marin and Vilaboa that forms the peninsula of ...

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...

, Galicia, Álvarez played youth football for

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the regional leagues. In 1998, he moved to

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side

Alondras CF Alondras Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Cangas in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1928 and refounded in 1951, it plays in . Its stadium is Estadio ''Campo do Morrazo'' with a capacity of 2,800 seats. History Beg ...

, being a regular starter during his first spell at the club. In 2001, after scoring a career-best 12 goals for Ponte Ourense CF, Álvarez returned to Alondras. He was an undisputed starter for the side in the following four seasons, suffering relegation in

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and achieving immediate promotion back to the fourth tier before retiring in 2005, aged 29.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Álvarez started working at his last club Alondras as an assistant of Juan Carlos Andrés. In 2009, he was named manager of the club, after Andrés left for

Rápido de Bouzas Club Rápido de Bouzas is a Spanish football team based in Bouzas, parish of Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1914 it currently plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Baltasar Pujales'', which has a capacity of 2,500 ...

. Álvarez left Alondras in June 2012, after taking the club to their best-ever campaign in the fourth tier and missing out promotion in the play-offs. On 25 October 2012, he was named manager of

SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They play home matches at San Lázaro, and compete in . History A team called Compostela Foot-ball Club was founded in 1928, ceasing to exist ...

also in the fourth division. Álvarez led ''Compos'' to a promotion to

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

in his first year, but left the club for fellow third tier side

Celta de Vigo B Real Club Celta de Vigo Fortuna or simply Celta Fortuna is a Spanish football team based in Vigo, Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is the reserve team of Celta Vigo and competes in the . They play their ho ...

on 20 June 2014. He was sacked from the latter on 13 November, after 12 matches. On 14 January 2016, Álvarez returned to Compostela, but left the side in May, after suffering relegation. On 23 June 2016, he was appointed at the helm of

CD Boiro Club Deportivo Boiro is a Spanish football team based in Boiro, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1966 it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Campo de Barraña'', which holds 1,500 spectators. Season to season - ...

also in the third tier. On 27 March 2017, Boiro announced that Álvarez had left the club on a mutual agreement, only to confirm his continuity ahead of the club just hours later; he ultimately left in May, after their administrative relegation. He spent more than six months without a club before taking over fellow league team

CD Izarra Club Deportivo Izarra is a Spanish football team, based in Estella-Lizarra, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1924 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Merkatondoa'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. History In the 1 ...

on 17 January 2018. In August 2021, after more than three years unemployed, Álvarez returned to Celta and was appointed their ''Juvenil B'' manager. On 5 July 2023, after one season at the helm of the ''Juvenil A'' squad, he took over the C-team. On 12 March 2024, Álvarez was appointed manager of Celta's reserves, after

Claudio Giráldez Claudio Giráldez González (born 24 February 1988) is a Spanish professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager of La Liga club Celta Vigo. Playing career Born in O Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Giráldez joined Real ...

was named first team manager.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Fredi 1976 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Pontevedra Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tercera División players Ourense CF players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Tercera Federación managers SD Compostela managers RC Celta Fortuna managers CD Izarra managers RC Celta de Vigo non-playing staff