Arturo Alvarez
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{{Football player infobox| playername= Arturo Alvarez
| fullname = Arturo Alvarez
| nickname =
| image =
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1985|06|28}}
| cityofbirth = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas|TX]]
| countryofbirth = [[United States]]
| height = 5'9''
| currentclub = [[FC Dallas]]
| clubnumber = 12
| position = midfielder
| youthyears =
| youthclubs =
| years = 2003-04<br/>2005-
| clubs = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]<br/>[[FC Dallas]]
| caps(goals) = 26 (2)<br/>84 (11)
| nationalyears =
| nationalteam =
| nationalcaps(goals) =
| pcupdate = 26 June 2008
| ntupdate = 14 January 2007
}}
'''Arturo Alvarez''' (born [[June 28]], [[1985]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]) is an American soccer player of [[Salvadorean]] descent, who currently plays for [[FC Dallas]] of [[Major League Soccer]].
Arturo joined the league in 2003, signing a [[Project-40]] contract, and was selected 13th overall in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]] by the [[San Jose Earthquakes]]. In his first year, Arturo saw limited playing time, only registering 655 minutes and has also had difficulty earning playing time in 2004. However, the Quakes traded him to Dallas before the 2005 season, in a large deal that included [[Richard Mulrooney]] and [[Brad Davis (soccer)|Brad Davis]].
During the [[MLS Cup Playoffs 2007|2007 MLS Cup Playoffs]], in the second leg of FC Dallas' Conference semifinal match with the [[Houston Dynamo]], Alvarez was sent off for "violent conduct" after he kneed Brad Davis [[groin attack|in the groin]] while out of bounds in the 47th minute. FC Dallas went on to lose the game, 4-1, and the match 4-2 on aggregate.
In [[Novemeber]], 2007 Alvarez had a one week trial with [[France|French]] club [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]].
== International career ==
Alvarez was recently invited to the Men's Under-23 training camp by US Assistant Coach Peter Nowak. He has the opportunity to represent the US at the Olympics next summer in Beijing.
== See also ==
* [[List of current MLS players]]
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{{FC Dallas squad}}
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