Koldo Álvarez

Koldo

Koldo managing Andorra in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate Güergue
Date of birth	(1970-09-04) 4 September 1970 (age 46)
Place of birth	Vitoria, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Andorra (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Aurrerá
1989–1993	Atlético B	52	(0)
1990	→ Toledo (loan)	15	(0)
1991	Atlético Madrid	0	(0)
1993–1994	Salamanca	0	(0)
1994–2006	Andorra
2006–2007	Balaguer
2007–2009	Andorra	10	(0)
National team
1998–2009	Andorra	78	(0)
Teams managed
2010–	Andorra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate Güergue (born 4 September 1970), known as Koldo, is an Andorran retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of the Andorran national team.

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain, Koldo played his entire career in the country. He signed in the 1990 summer transfer window with Atlético Madrid, from local CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, but struggled to appear even for the reserves; due to injury to main squad first-choice Abel Resino, he was on the substitutes bench in the 1990–91 Copa del Rey final, against RCD Mallorca.

Koldo resumed his career in the lower leagues, being second or third-choice. In 1994, he signed with FC Andorra which competed in the Spanish football league system, going on to remain with the club for 14 of the following 15 seasons and retiring at nearly 39 years of age. After being naturalized, he began appearing with the Andorra national team, making his debut on 3 June 1998 in a 0–3 friendly loss to Brazil.