- Son of former footballer Luis Álvarez.
- Twin of footballer Iván Álvarez.
- Defender for C.D. Universidad Católica (Santiago, 1998-2004, 2007, 2011-2018), River Plate (Argentina, 2004-2006), Beitar Jerusalem (Israel, 2007-08, 2010), Chiapas F.C. (Mexico, 2008-2010) and Club Universitario de Deportes (Peru, 2010-11); in all 523 games and 46 goals.
- Won the bronze medal with Chile Olympic Football Team at the 2000 Olympic Games.
- 24 appearances for Chile National Football Team (2000-2014). Member of the Copa América 2004 squad.
- Won five Chilean Primera División (2002 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2016 Clausura, 2016 Apertura, 2018), the Chile Cup (2011) and the Chilean Super Cup (2016) with C.D. Universidad Católica; the Israeli Premier League (2008) and two Israel State Cup (2008, 2009) with Beitar Jerusalem.
- Captain of the C.D. Universidad Católica since 2011 until his retirement in 2018.
- Retired from football at the age 38.
- Played well over 400 games for C.D. Universidad Católica.
- Owner a soccer school in Santiago de Chile.
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