Gerardo Álvarez
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 Álvarez in 2019 | |
| No. 3 – Dinos de Saltillo | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 September 1988 Mexico |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UAdeC (2006–2010) |
| CFL draft | 2019 LFA: 3rd round, 25th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
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| Men's Flag football | ||
Representing  Mexico | ||
| Flag Football World Championship | ||
 | 2014 Grosseto | Team |
Gerardo Elías Álvarez Ovalle[1] (born 15 September 1988) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). Álvarez played college football at UAdeC and previously played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions.
Álvarez plays American football since he was a kid, where he earned the nickname "Pewee" for his small and thin complexion. Despite this, he was invited by several college football programs to join their teams. Álvarez chose the Lobos of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, where he played from 2006 to 2010, also majoring in Civil engineering.[2][3]
Álvarez became one of the top players of the ONEFA's Northern Conference and was fundamental part of the 2009 Lobos UAdeC team that won that year's championship after defeating Águilas UACH 31–24 in the final.[4][5]
After finishing his college football eligibility in 2010, Álvarez played flag football and was part of the Mexican national team that won the silver medal at the 2014 IFAF Flag Football World Championship.[2]