Pablo Álvarez Ugarte (born 15 July 1994) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and the

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AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, ...

Playing career

Born in

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, Álvarez only played in his hometown during his entire career. After representing UD Jocker Moratalaz,

ED Moratalaz Escuela Deportiva Moratalaz is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Moratalaz. Founded in 2006, plays in . The team's stadium is the Dehesa de Moratalaz with capacity of 2,500 seats. History Escuela Deportiva Moratal ...

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, CD Coslada and

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as a youth, he made his senior debut with CD Covibar in the regional leagues. On 10 September 2015, after one season at CD San Roque EFF, Álvarez returned to Moratalaz. On 3 December 2016, he announced his retirement at the age of 22, after accepting an offer to become a fitness coach at

UD San Sebastián de los Reyes Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mat ...

Managerial career

In 2014, while still a player of San Roque, Álvarez began his managerial career in the ''Alevín B'' squad of the club. He subsequently managed Rivas FC's ''Alevín C'' and ''Infantil A'' teams, before joining

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's staff at San Sebastián de los Reyes, as a fitness coach. Álvarez was also a manager of

CD Móstoles URJC Club Deportivo Móstoles URJC, formerly CDE El Soto and CD Juventud Móstoles, is a Spanish football team based in Móstoles, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1996, it plays in , holding home games at Estadio El Soto, which has ...

's ''Juvenil C'' side, before becoming an assistant of the club's main squad. He later reunited with Santaelena in 2018, working in the China national under-15 team. In June 2019, Álvarez joined Luis Ayllón's staff at

CDA Navalcarnero Club Deportivo Artístico Navalcarnero is a football team based in Navalcarnero, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1961, it plays in , holding home games at the 2,500-seat ''Estadio Mariano González''. ...

as a fitness coach, but was appointed manager of

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side

CD Izarra Club Deportivo Izarra is a Spanish football team, based in Estella-Lizarra, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1924 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Merkatondoa'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. History In the 1 ...

on 29 October. Sacked on 19 January 2021, he returned to the club on 9 April to replace his successor

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. On 25 May 2021, Álvarez returned to Navalcarnero, now being named manager of the first team in Segunda División RFEF. On 22 June 2023, after missing out promotion in the play-offs in his two seasons in charge, he left. On 23 June 2023, Álvarez returned to ''Sanse'' after taking over the main squad also in the fourth division. On 16 November, he renewed his contract with the club until 2026, but left the club on 24 June of the following year, after agreeing to a two-year deal with

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