Álvaro Domínguez

Álvaro Domínguez
Personal information
Full name Álvaro José Domínguez Cabezas
Date of birth (1981-06-10) June 10, 1981
Place of birth El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Cali
Number 23
Youth career
200 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2007 Deportivo Cali 154 (29)
2002 → Deportivo Pasto (loan) 9 (0)
2002 → Atlético Huila (loan) 19 (2)
2007–2010 Sion 122 (21)
2011 → Samsunspor (loan) 16 (2)
2012– Deportivo Cali 29 (9)
National team
2003–2007 Colombia 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 17, 2009].


Álvaro José Domínguez Cabezas (born June 10, 1981 in Colombia) is a Colombian footballer.

Career

Club

Álvaro Domínguez, a native of the town of El Cerrito from the center of Valle del Cauca, began his career with Deportivo Cali in 2000. In 2002 he played on loan with Deportivo Pasto and with Atlético Huila. Upon returning to Cali, Domínguez became an important player for his team. In 2005 he helped Cali to capture the Finalización title. In 2007 he joined Swiss side FC Sion,[1] where he was recognized for his sacrifice, long-distance shots and vision of the game. While with Sion he made 122 league appearances and scored 21 goals. During this period Domínguez was a key player in helping Sion to two Swiss Cup titles. In 2011 he left Sion and joined Turkish club Samsunspor on loan. At the end of the season he returned to his native Colombia signing with his first club Deportivo Cali.

International

He played for Colombia at the 2007 Copa America against Paraguay, as well as in friendlies before the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Sion secure Colombian coup". UEFA.com. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.