Alain Álvarez Menéndez (born 13 November 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Club career Born in Gijón, Asturias, Álvarez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2004, aged 14, after starting out at Veriña CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in Tercera División.
In the summer of 2009, Álvarez was called up by manager Manolo Preciado for the pre-season with the main squad.Pedro, Alain, Acebal, Menéndez y Domínguez estarán en la pretemporada (Pedro, Alain, Acebal, Menéndez and Domínguez will be in the pre-season); Marca, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish) However, he continued to be exclusively associated to the B-team in competitive games.
On 18 July 2014, Álvarez moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Cypriot First Division side Othellos Athienou FC.Aνακοίνωση απόκτησης Alain Alvarez Menendez (Announcement: signing of Alain Alvarez Menendez) ; Othellos Athienou, 18 July 2014 (in Greek) He played his first match as a professional on 30 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.
Álvarez returned to his native country on 8 July 2015, signing a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.Alain Álvarez y Mohamed Kamal refuerzan la plantilla verdiblanca (Alain Álvarez and Mohamed Kamal bolster green-and-white roster); Racing Santander, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish) He moved back to Cyprus the following off-season, with Aris Limassol FC.Alain ficha por el Aris Limassol chipriota (Alain signs for Cyprus' Aris Limassol); El Comercio, 18 July 2016 (in Spanish)
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