In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvaro and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikel Álvaro Salazar | ||
Date of birth | (1982-12-20) 20 December 1982 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Amurrio, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Aurrerá | ||
2002–2003 | Indautxu | ||
2003–2006 | Amurrio | 67 | (5) |
2006–2007 | Barakaldo | 30 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Dénia | 35 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Lleida | 36 | (13) |
2009–2011 | Numancia | 50 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 59 | (21) |
2013–2015 | Inter Baku | 49 | (13) |
2015–2016 | Auckland City | 5 | (2) |
2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | (0) |
2017–2022 | Amorebieta | 129 | (7) |
2022–2023 | Portugalete | 6 | (1) |
2023 | Laredo | 13 | (1) |
Total | 489 | (70) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career
Álvaro was born in Amurrio, Álava. After spending most of his career in the Segunda División B or lower, mainly with hometown's Amurrio Club, he arrived at already 27 at CD Numancia of Segunda División. His first game in the competition occurred on 29 August 2009, as he played one minute in a 2–1 away win against RC Celta de Vigo. Already as a starter, he scored his first goal as a professional, in a 1–0 home victory over Real Unión.
In early August 2011, Álvaro terminated his contract with the Soria club, going on to spend the following two seasons in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, where he shared teams with several compatriots. In the summer of 2013, he joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku PIK on a two-year deal.
Álvaro left Auckland City FC in January 2016, and rejoined Dinamo Tbilisi later that month. He returned to both his homeland and his native region on 16 January 2017, signing for third-tier SD Amorebieta and helping to a first-ever promotion to the professional leagues at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.
Álvaro retired in June 2023 aged 40, following short spells in the lower leagues with Club Portugalete and CD Laredo.
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 August 2016
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barakaldo | 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 30 | 2 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
Dénia | 2007–08 | 35 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 | ||||
Lleida | 2008–09 | 36 | 13 | – | 36 | 13 | ||||
Numancia | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | - | 34 | 4 | |||
2010–11 | 16 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||||
Total | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 50 | 4 | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2011–12 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
2012–13 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | ||
Total | 59 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 25 | ||
Inter Baku | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
2014–15 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | ||
Total | 49 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||
Auckland City | 2015–16 | Football Championship | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Career total | 274 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 305 | 61 |
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
References
- "Mikel Álvaro sueña con ascender con el Numancia a Primera" [Mikel Álvaro dreams of reaching Primera with Numancia]. As (in Spanish). 21 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "La efectividad del Numancia azota el perdón vigués" [Numancia effectiveness the scourge of Vigo pardons]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Mikel Álvaro se reivindica sobre el hielo y da la victoria al Numancia" [Mikel Álvaro stakes a claim on ice and gives win to Numancia]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Mikel Álvaro rescinde su contrato con el Numancia" [Mikel Álvaro terminates his contract with Numancia]. ABC (in Spanish). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Mikel Álvaro deja el Numancia para recalar en el Dinamo Tiflis georgiano" [Mikel Álvaro leaves Numancia to join Georgia's Dinamo Tbilisi]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Mikel Alvaro officially "Inter" in the". Fanat. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- "Navy Blues bolster ranks with youth". Auckland City FC. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Oficial: El Dinamo Tbilisi ficha a Mikel Álvaro" [Official: Dinamo Tbilisi sign Mikel Álvaro] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Mikel Álvaro se incorpora a la disciplina de los azules" [Mikel Álvaro added to blues' discipline] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- Baraja, Jon (25 May 2021). "El orgullo de un pueblo" [A town's pride]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- Olazabal, Peru (14 October 2022). "Mikel Álvaro: "No me siento como si tuviera 39 años"" [Mikel Álvaro: "I don't feel like i'm 39"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "El CD Laredo ficha a Mikel Álvaro" [CD Laredo sign Mikel Álvaro]. El Diario Cantabria (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Mikel Álvaro". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Ustaritz y Mikel Álvaro logran el doblete en Georgia" [Ustaritz and Mikel Álvaro get double in Georgia] (in Spanish). EITB. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
External links
- Mikel Álvaro at BDFutbol
- Mikel Álvaro at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Álava
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera Federación players
- CD Aurrerá de Vitoria footballers
- SD Indautxu footballers
- Amurrio Club footballers
- Barakaldo CF footballers
- CD Dénia footballers
- UE Lleida players
- CD Numancia players
- SD Amorebieta footballers
- Club Portugalete players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Shamakhi FK players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- Auckland City FC players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen