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[[File:Oscar Alvarez Panathinaikos.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Óscar Marcelino Álvarez]] | [[File:Oscar Alvarez Panathinaikos.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Óscar Marcelino Álvarez]] | ||
| − | '''Oscar Marcelino Alvarez''' | + | '''Oscar Marcelino Alvarez''' was an Argentinian [[football (soccer)|football]] forward with an illustrious career in [[Greece]] in the [[1970s]]. |
Alvarez was born in Argentina on [[April 25]], [[1948]]. He played for Newels Old Boys when, in [[1972]], he was brought to Greece, along with [[Eduardo Rigani]], [[Alfredo Glasman]], [[Jose Pasternak]], [[Eduardo Lisa]] and [[Juan Montez]], to play for [[PAS Giannina FC|PAS]] [[Giannina]]. | Alvarez was born in Argentina on [[April 25]], [[1948]]. He played for Newels Old Boys when, in [[1972]], he was brought to Greece, along with [[Eduardo Rigani]], [[Alfredo Glasman]], [[Jose Pasternak]], [[Eduardo Lisa]] and [[Juan Montez]], to play for [[PAS Giannina FC|PAS]] [[Giannina]]. | ||
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Over all, he scored 80 [[Football A Division|Greek League]] goals, making him one of the most successful foreign players in Greece. | Over all, he scored 80 [[Football A Division|Greek League]] goals, making him one of the most successful foreign players in Greece. | ||
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| + | He died on [[April 27]], [[2016]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Football Players|Alvarez, Oscar]] | [[Category:Football Players|Alvarez, Oscar]] | ||
[[Category:1948 births|Alvarez, Oscar]] | [[Category:1948 births|Alvarez, Oscar]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2016 deaths|Alvarez, Oscar]] | ||
Revision as of 06:07, April 29, 2016
Oscar Marcelino Alvarez was an Argentinian football forward with an illustrious career in Greece in the 1970s.
Alvarez was born in Argentina on April 25, 1948. He played for Newels Old Boys when, in 1972, he was brought to Greece, along with Eduardo Rigani, Alfredo Glasman, Jose Pasternak, Eduardo Lisa and Juan Montez, to play for PAS Giannina.
Alvarez became an important member of the Giannina team that came to be know as the "Ajax of Epirus". In 1976, he transferred to Panathinaikos where, until 1980, he scored 57 goals.
He ended his career in 1981 playing for Atromitos Athens.
Over all, he scored 80 Greek League goals, making him one of the most successful foreign players in Greece.