Carlos Alvarado (footballer, born 1927)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alvarado Villalobos | ||
Date of birth | 19 December 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1947 | Alajuelense | ||
1947–1948 | América | ||
1948–1950 | Alajuelense | ||
1950 | América de Cali | 10 | (0) |
1950–1960 | Alajuelense | ||
National team | |||
1946–1960 | Costa Rica | 25 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Carlos Alvarado Villalobos (born 19 December 1927) was a Costa Rican footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also represented Costa Rica at international level.
Club career
Known as "Aguilucho", he was born in Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Alvarado played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with L.D. Alajuelense, making his Costa Rican Primera División debut in 1945. Alvarado spent most of his career with Alajuelense, winning six Primera División titles in the process. There, he earned the nickname "Aguilucho" (hawk) for the aggressive manner in which he attacked opponents trying to score. He would play 159 league games for Liga.
Alvarado began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Club América in 1947. He returned to Alajuelense after one season, and would spend three months in Colombia with América de Cali during 1950.
Alvarado's most memorable game was a 1951 match against Boca Juniors. In the 90th minute, Alvarado blocked a penalty shot that would have given Boca the win. Costa Rican president Otilio Ulate Blanco gave Alvarado his watch, which he stopped at the moment Alvarado blocked the shot.
During his career, Alvarado turned down offers to play for Italy's Genoa C.F.C. and Argentina's Boca Juniors.
International career
Alvarado made 25 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, making his debut in 1946. He helped Costa Rica win the CCCF Championship three times (1953, 1955 and 1960).
- 1927 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Bárbara (canton)
- Association football goalkeepers
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Club América footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Costa Rican football biography stubs