Julio Álvarez (rugby union)
| Birth name | José Julio Álvarez de Temiño | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 November 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1,84 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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José Julio Álvarez de Temiño (born in Valladolid, on 3 November 1961), known also by his nickname Pirulo,[3] is a Spanish former rugby union player and currently coach. He played as a prop.[4]
Career
He started to play rugby union for the Colegio de Lourdes team at junior and youth levels.[5] He then played for Colegio San José until the rugby section of the college was suppressed. He later joined CR El Salvador, where he would mostly play for the rest of his career, winning two División de Honor titles in 1991 and 1997.[6] At international level, he debuted for Spain on 8 May 1983 against Sweden, in Arstad. He captained Spain in three seasons and also won a bronze medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games. His last international cap was during a test against a Scotland XV on 6 May 1995, in Madrid. He also earned 10 junior international caps, 5 under-23 caps and 75 senior international caps,[7] being the third player with most international caps for Spain.[8]
After career
In 2010, he was appointed as scrum coach for his former club, CR El Salvador, being also part of the club's directors board.[9][10] In 2021, he took part in the Spanish rugby union documentary Quince.[11]
References
- ^ Rexman (2007-11-28). "Con H de blog: ENTREVISTA CON... Pirulo Alvarez". Con H de blog. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "www.lacucarachachamiza.com". 2016-09-20. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Rojí, José Luis (2016-05-26). "Repaso a la historia del oval en Valladolid". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Jose Julio Alvarez Ruiz de Temino". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Rexman (2007-11-28). "Con H de blog: ENTREVISTA CON... Pirulo Alvarez". Con H de blog. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "www.lacucarachachamiza.com". 2016-09-20. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "El campeón de Liga elige para dirigir su juego al 'sucesor' de Estebán Roqué". www.marca.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Valladolid, Diario de. "Palabras de leyenda". Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Julio Álvarez 'Pirulo' entrenará a la delantera de El Salvador". El Norte de Castilla (in European Spanish). 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "El veterano Pirulo será el ayudante de Luis Turrión". ValladolidDeporte.es (in Spanish). 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Sevilla, Diario de (2021-03-20). "Estrenado en cines 'Quince', el documental del mejor rugby español". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-14.