Alvarado de Mar del Plata

Football club infobox
clubname = Alvarado


fullname = Club Atlético Alvarado
nickname = "El Matadero"
"Torito"
"Alva"
founded = June 21 1928
ground = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata Buenos Aires , Argentina
capacity = 35,354
chairman =
manager =
league = Torneo Argentino B
season = 2007-08
position = 2nd Group E
(Promoted to Argentino A via playoff)
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Club Atlético Alvarado are an Argentina Football club, their home town is Mar del Plata, on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. They currently play in Zone E of the regionalised 3rd level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino A.

The club have played at the highest level of Argentine football on only one occasion, they qualified to play in the National tournament of 1978 which coincided with the 50th anniversary of their foundation. They managed to finish 6th of the 9 teams in group D. The most notable results of the campeign were two 1-1 draws with Quilmes the 1978 Metropolitano Champions, a 4-4 draw with Atlanta and a 5-0 away win against San Lorenzo.

Notable former players

* Juan Barbas (1993~1994)
* Leonardo Celiz (2006)
* Christian Chavez (2001~2005)
* Fernando de Llano (1993~2003)
* Sergio Escudero (2004)
* Mariano Giliberto (2001~2004)
* Gustavo Noto (2001~2006)
* Ariel José Donnet (2006)

ee also

*List of football clubs in Argentina
*Argentine football league system

External links

* [http://www.locosporalva.com.ar/principal.php Locos por Alva] es icon
* [http://www.elgigantedelacosta.com.ar EL GIGANTE DE LA COSTA] es icon