José Luis Álvarez (footballer)

José Luis Álvarez Núñez (born 8 December 1960) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

Club career
A product of Deportes La Serena youth system, he was promoted to the first team by the coach Alfonso Sepúlveda and played alongside Sergio Ahumada, his football idol. Then he moved to Colo-Colo in 1981 where he scored 18 goals in official matches.

In Chile, he also played for O'Higgins, Unión La Calera, Magallanes, Deportes Arica, Cobreandino, Deportes Melipilla and Municipal Talagante.

Abroad, he played for Fluminense in Brazil, Sporting Cristal in Peru and Jorge Wilstermann in Bolivia.

International career
Álvarez represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1979 South American Championship.

At senior level, he made an appearance for the Chile national team in a friendly match of the 1981 Copa Juan Pinto Durán versus Uruguay in 29 April, making an assist to his teammate Manuel Rojas.

Coaching career
He has worked as coach for amateur clubs and football academies such as the Colo-Colo Academies based in Doñihue.

Personal life
Born in La Serena, Chile, his parents were José Álvarez and María Adriana Núñez.

He is well known by his nickname Pelé Álvarez due to the fact he used to make feints like the Brazilian historical player.

Following his retirement, he studied and worked as a bank clerk.

He has taken part of the "Colo-Colo de Todos los Tiempos" (Colo-Colo from All Time), a team made up by historical players of Colo-Colo that plays friendly matches around the country.

Club
Colo-Colo
 * Chilean Primera División (2): 1981, 1983
 * Copa Polla Gol (2): 1981, 1982

Fluminense
 * Campeonato Carioca (1): 1984