Minor Jesús Álvarez Cordero, known as Minor Álvarez (born 14 November 1989) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club

Cobán Imperial Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed ''Los Príncipes Azules'' ("The Blue Princes"), is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play the ...

Club career

Álvarez played for

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

and had loan spells at Belén Siglo XXI and

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. In January 2013, Álvarez moved abroad and signed a 5-year contract with Guatemalan side Xelajú but a surplus in foreigners forced him to be loaned out to Aurora. He received Guatemalan citizenship in September 2013 and joined Malacateco in January 2014.

International career

He was included in the

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for the

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, but did not play at all in the tournament. He made his debut on 10 October 2020 in a

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against

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Honours

;Cobán Imperial *

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: Apertura 2022

References

1989 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Guatemala Men's association football goalkeepers Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2011 Copa América players Deportivo Saprissa players Belén F.C. players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Aurora F.C. players C.D. Malacateco players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Costa Rican emigrants to Guatemala Liga FPD players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub