Luis Hernán Álvarez Hernández (21 May 1938 – 23 January 1991) was a Chilean footballer who played in clubs in Chile and ánÁEl Salvador.
Teams
Colo-Colo 1958-1965
Magallanes 1966
Alianza 1967
Green Cross Temuco 1968
Antofagasta Portuario 1969
Personal life
He was born and died in Curicó, Chile.
He was the father of the twin brothers Cristián and Iván, who were professional footballers and coincided at both Chile U17 and Universidad Católica.
Post retirement
Álvarez worked as the manager of Curicó Unido in three seasons: 1978, 1979 and .
Late 1980s, he founded the Escuela Municipal de Fútbol de Curicó (Municipal Football Academy of Curicó), later named Juventud 2000 (Youth 2000), a football academy what has been the breeding ground of successful footballers such as his sons Cristián and Iván, Claudio Maldonado and Patricio Ormazábal. He worked as coach of the Academy until his death in 1991.
The ANFA Stadium in Curicó was given the name of Luis Hernán Álvarez in his honor.
Titles
Colo Colo
Chilean Primera División (2): 1960, 1963
Copa Chile (1): 1958
Alianza
Salvadoran Primera División (1): 1966–67
Honours
Chilean Primera División Top Goalscorer: 1963
References
External links
Luis Hernán Álvarez at PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish)