Ariel Álvarez Leyva (born 9 May 1973) is a Cuban retired footballer who played at international levels, as a midfielder.
Club career Álvarez played his entire career for local side Villa Clara, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,Cubanos en Europa - El Blog del Futbol Cubano when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.FC Fidel: quel ponte immaginario tra Cuba e Bonn - Nicola Adamu The Cubans are coming - The Guardian
International career He played at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and made his senior international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 8 goals. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
His final international was an August 2001 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Panama.
International goals Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.
Number Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition125 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic2-03-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification221 July 1995Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica2-11995 Caribbean Cup34 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago2-13-11999 Caribbean Cup48 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago1-02-01999 Caribbean Cup58 June 1999Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago2-02-01999 Caribbean Cup610 June 1999Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2-02-01999 Caribbean Cup75 March 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba2-04-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification84 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana1-03-12001 Caribbean Cup
Managerial career After retiring as a player, Álvarez became coach of Villa Clara.Álvarez apuesta por la reafirmación - Cuba Debate
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