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Francisco Álvarez
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Jovel Álvarez Rivera
Date of birth	November 24, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2000–2001	Reservas del Municipal Limeño
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Municipal Limeño
2004	Atlético Chaparrastique
2005	Municipal Limeño
2005–2008	Alianza FC
2009	Luis Ángel Firpo
2009–2011	C.D. Águila
2011	Vista Hermosa
2012	Municipal Limeño
2013–2017	Isidro Metapán
2017–2018	Municipal Limeño
International career
2007	El Salvador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Jovel Álvarez Rivera (born November 24, 1982, in El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender.^[1]^[2]

Club career

Municipal Limeño

He started his career at his hometown club Municipal Limeño in 2001.

Atlético Chaparrastique

He signed with Atlético Chaparrastique in 2004.

Alianza FC

In 2005, Álvarez signed with Alianza F.C.

Águila

After a short-lived spell with Luis Ángel Firpo, he moved to Águila in 2009.

Vista Hermosa

In 2011, Álvarez signed with Vista Hermosa.

Third return to Municipal Limeño

After a short spell in 2005, Álvarez signed again with Municipal Limeño in 2012.

Isidro Metapán

In July 2013, Álvarez signed with A.D. Isidro Metapán for the Apertura 2013.

Fourth return to Municipal Limeño

In 2017, Álvaro signed again with Municipal Limeño.

International career

Álvarez made his debut for El Salvador in an April 2007 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3]

His final international was a November 2007 friendly match against Jamaica.