Juan Álvarez (footballer, born 1948)

Juan Manuel Álvarez Álvarez (12 April 1948 – 2 July 2025) was a Mexican footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a centre-back in the Primera División de México for Atlético Español and Tecos UAG. While at Atlético Español, he helped them win the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Surinamese team Transvaal.Copa de Campeones 1975 on the RSSSF He was capped six times for Mexico between 1973 and 1981, and played for them at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 

After retiring from football, he became a manager. He would work as a manager and assistant manager for teams in Mexico, and for Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica. He also worked as the vice president of Jaguares FC, between 2009 and 2010, and was an interim manager for them in February 2010. When he was the manager of Celaya, he helped them finish second in the 1995–96 Mexican Primera División, losing the title because of the away goals rule. Because of this, fans gave Álvarez the nickname of the "king without a crown".

Álvarez died on 2 July 2025, at the age of 77.

Honours
Player
Atlético Español
 CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1975

Manager
Celaya
 Primera División A: 1994–95

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Category:1948 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Footballers from Mexico City
Category:Mexican footballers
Category:Association football defenders