Álvaro Rodríguez Ros

Alvarito
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Rodríguez Ros
Date of birth (1936-06-06) 6 June 1936
Place of birth Ujo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
San Juan de Mieres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1954 Langreano
1954–1955 Caudal 14 (0)
1955–1957 Oviedo 45 (0)
1957–1963 Atlético Madrid 39 (0)
1963–1964 Murcia 20 (1)
1964–1965 Shelbourne 6 (0)
1965 Córdoba 0 (0)
1968 Vancouver Royals 0 (0)
1969–1970 Santa Barbara
National team
1959 Spain B 1 (0)
1960 Spain 2 (0)
Teams managed
1965 Shelbourne
1979–1980 Benimar
1980–1982 Benicarló
1983 Algemesí
1983–1984 Alaquàs
1984–1985 Benicarló
1985 Requena
1987–1988 Marbella
1989–1990 Melilla
1990–1991 Linense
1991–1992 Melilla

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Ros.

Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (born 6 June 1936 in Ujo, Mieres, Asturias), commonly known as Alvarito, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

After playing for two clubs in his native Asturias, Alvarito joined the professionals in 1955, going on to spend two seasons in Segunda División with Real Oviedo also in his region of birth. In the 1957 summer, he joined La Liga side Atlético Madrid alongside teammate Toni Cuervo, also a fullback.[1]

Cuervo returned to Oviedo shortly after a health problem halted his progression with the Colchoneros, but Alvarito stayed with the club, helping it to back-to-back Copa del Rey conquests, both won at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid. He never played in more than nine league games for the club during his six-year spell, as no substitutions were allowed in that time, and often played understudy to Isacio Calleja; he also suffered a tibia and fibula injury, in a match against Real Valladolid.[1]

Alvarito's last season in his country's top division would be 1963–64, playing the most he had in years to help Real Murcia finish in 12th position and scoring his third and last goal in the competition on 16 February 1964, in a 1–0 home win over former team Oviedo.[2] Subsequently he played in the Republic Ireland, Canada and the United States – very briefly returning to Spain to appear for Córdoba CF – acting as player-coach for Shelbourne; he retired in 1970 at the age of 34.

Subsequently, Alvarito worked as a manager, never in higher than Segunda División B.

International career

Alvarito gained two caps for Spain in July 1960, in as many away friendlies: on the 14th, he made his debut in a 4–0 win against Chile. Ten days later, he appeared in a 0–2 loss with Argentina.[3]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. 1 2 Siempre quiso jugaren el Atleti (He always wanted to play for Atleti); Mundo Deportivo, 13 October 2004 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ R. Murcia, 1 – R. Oviedo, 0; Mundo Deportivo, 17 February 1964 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Argentina, 2 – España, 0 (Argentina, 2 – Spain, 0); Mundo Deportivo, 25 July 1960 (Spanish)
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