Telesforo Álvarez Quevedo (5 January 1881 – Unknown) was a Spanish

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who played as a defender for

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

and

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, winning the

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with the later. His younger brother José, also played for Espanyol in 1911.

Playing career

RCD Espanyol

Telesforo Álvarez was born on 5 January 1881 in

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, but it was in

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where he began to play football. He was one of the first associates in the history of ''Sociedad Española'', now known as

, being elected a vocal in the club's first board of directors. He stood out for his great corpulence who despite everything had great agility, a combination that made him an excellent defender. Together with

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, and club founders

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and Ángel Rodríguez, he represented Espanyol in the very first Spanish club to win an official title, the

1900–01 Copa Macaya The 1900–01 Copa Macaya was the 1st staging of the Copa Macaya. This tournament is best known for being the very first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula. The competition was held on the road between 20 January 1901 and ended o ...

, which was the first football competition played on the

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. He also played in the following two editions of the competition, scoring once in the second edition in 1901–02 and winning the third in 1902–03, the club's first-ever piece of silverware. In total, he played 15 matches in the Copa Macaya.

Madrid FC

In 1903, Álvarez moved to the capital, where he joined the ranks of Madrid FC, with whom he played for two seasons. He made his competitive debut in the second season, playing two matches in the

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. In the

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against

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, Álvarez formed a defensive partnership with the club

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, which proved to be crucial as they kept a clean sheet to help their side to a 1–0 victory.

Honours

RCD Espanyol *

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: ** Champions: 1902–03 * Copa Barcelona: ** Runner-up: 1902–03

: **Champions (1):

References

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