Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965)
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Álvarez in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Remedios, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Bucaramanga (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Independiente Medellín | 189 | (3) |
| 1987–1989 | Atlético Nacional | 42 | (0) |
| 1990 | América de Cali | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Valladolid | 35 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | América de Cali | 115 | (5) |
| 1996 | Dallas Burn | 22 | (3) |
| 1997 | Veracruz | 20 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Dallas Burn | 48 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | New England Revolution | 58 | (2) |
| 2002 | Deportivo Pereira | 25 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 570 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1997 | Colombia | 101 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Deportivo Pereira (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Independiente Medellín (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 2010–2011 | Colombia (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Colombia | ||
| 2012 | Once Caldas | ||
| 2012 | Itagüí | ||
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 2014 | Veracruz | ||
| 2015–2017 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2018–2019 | Club Libertad | ||
| 2022 | Águilas Doradas | ||
| 2023 | Cienciano | ||
| 2024 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 2024 | Emelec | ||
| 2025– | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta (born 29 July 1965) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of Atlético Bucaramanga.
Álvarez played 101 times for the Colombia national team between 1985 and 1997, making him the third most capped player in Colombian international football. He also served as head coach of the Colombia national team in 2011, and is the only coach to have been champion twice with Independiente Medellín.