Esteban Alvarado
Esteban with AZ in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Esteban Alvarado Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Siquirres, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Saprissa | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | AZ | 138 | (0) |
| 2015– | Trabzonspor | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010– | Costa Rica | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2013 |
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Esteban Alvarado Brown (born 28 April 1989 in Siquirres, Limón) is a Costa Rican football goalkeeper who plays for the Turkish club Trabzonspor.
Born in Siquirres, Costa Rica, Alvarado started his academy career at Santos de Guápiles before moving to Saprissa. Alvarado made his Saprissa debut, in a 3-1 win over Municipal Liberia on 29 November 2009. With his move to AZ finalised and expected to move in the summer, Alvarado made four appearance for the club and helped the club win the league.
In December 2009, AZ signed the Costa Rican goalkeeper from Deportivo Saprissa, the youngster moved to the Netherlands in July 2010. The move was later confirmed when Alvarado signed a five-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2015.
Following his signing for AZ, Alvarado remained a backup goalkeeper for AZ behind Joey Didulica and Sergio Romero. But after Romeo's injury from his international duty, Alvarado made his AZ debut on 12 February 2011 against PSV Eindhoven, where it turned out to be disastrous when he conceded four goals, in a 4-0 loss. After the match, Alvarado said, quoting: "Only Superman could have saved me." From that on, Alvarado continued to be the first choice goalkeeper temporary, where he made six appearance for the club in the 2010-11 season, including a clean-sheet in a match against Heerenveen on 19 February 2011. Alvarado also find himself left out the squad against Feyenoord when he returned late to Netherlands from Costa Rica.
Ahead of the 2011-12 season, Alvardo was given number thirty-four shirt. Alvarado became a first choice goalkeeper for AZ after Sergio Romero's departure to Sampdoria and Joey Didulica's unexpected retirement. Alvarado made his first AZ appearance of 2011-12 season when he played, in a 2-0 win over Baumit Jablonec on 28 July 2011, which AZ went through after a 1-1 draw against them in the second leg. Alvarado made his league debut of the 2011-12 season, where he helped AZ beat PSV 3-1 in the opening game of the season. His performance soon led supporters voting for Alvarado awarded the club's player of the month November. On 21 December 2011, Alvarado was sent off by Bas Nijhuis in a KNVB Cup match against Ajax after an Ajax supporter tried attacking him. A 19-year-old Ajax fan identified as Wesley van W had been drinking and entered the pitch after 36 minutes of play. He ran towards the AZ goalkeeper and attempted to kick him but slipped to the ground. Alvarado then kicked the attacker twice and was sent off for violent conduct. This prompted AZ manager Gertjan Verbeek to order his players to the dressing rooms in protest. The game was consequently abandoned. The KNVB subsequently rescinded the red card, and Ajax banned Wesley van W from all of their home matches for life. He was also sentenced to six months in prison, with two months suspended. He would also have to undergo treatment for an alcohol problem and report to police during all AZ, Ajax and Dutch national team matches for the following two years. The KNVB ordered the match replayed in its entirety behind closed doors. On 19 January 2012, the match was replayed with Alvarado in goal. AZ beat Ajax 3–2 to progress through the quarter final. Alvarado was the ever present goalkeeper, making thirty-four appearance and earning fifteen clean sheets in the 2011-12 season. Alvarado was also named Goal.com's Eredivisie Team of the Season.
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