Dallas Sidekicks Players: #3 Jose Alvarado

Dallas Sidekicks Players

#3 Jose Alvarado

	Position:	Defender
	Height:	5'9"
	Weight:	143
	Birthdate:	April 10, 1972
	Birthplace:	Mexico City
	Citizenship:	Mexico
	Previous Club:	Don Bosco (Futbol Rapido)
	Pronunciation:	HO-za Al-ver-ray-do
	Years Pro:	6
	Seasons with the Sidekicks:	6

Draft Notice

The Sidekicks drafted Alvarado in the third round of the 1997 Continental Indoor Soccer League draft (33rd pick overall).

Alvarado Through The Years

2000	2001	2002-03

Always Remember the First Time

Event	Date	Opponent
Game	June 14, 1997	Houston Hotshots
Shot
Foul
Block
Goal	June 25, 1997	La Raza de Monterrey
Penalty	June 28, 1997	Washington Warthogs
Assist	July 1, 1997	Sacramento Knights

Honor Roll

2000

Defensive Player of the Game at Arizona on September 20
Defensive Player of the Game vs La Raza de Monterrey on November 12

MASHed

2001

Alvarado suffered a knee injury on Sepetemer 29, 2001 vs Utah. He was placed on the Disabled List on October 2 for the remainder of the season.

2002-03

injured the same knee October 19, 2002 at Philadelphia and missed the next three games.

Sidekicks Highlights

1997

One of only 3 Sidekicks to play all 28 Regular Season Games.
Ranked third on team in blocked shots (44)

1999

Scored the Game Winning Goal vs "Brazil" in Overtime vs "Brazil"
Ranked 2nd on team in Fouls (41)

2000

ranked first on team in blocked shots (52)
Scored the Game Winning Goal vs Utah on October 7
Scored the Game Winning Goal vs Arizona on October 29
Scored first goal of the Semi-Final match vs Utah

2001

Scored one goal on three shots vs San Diego on Opening Day

2002-03

Scored two goals vs. San Diego on March 22, 2003
Blocked 6 shots at San Diego on October 5, 2002 .
Assisted on David Doyle's second goal vs. San Diego on November 9
Assisted on Patrick Shamu's goal vs. Philadelphia on February 28, 2003.
Committed 4 fouls at Baltimore on February 15.

2003-04

Earned a 5 minute misconduct penalty, took one shot, and committed one foul on Opening Night vs. La Furia de Monterrey.
Assisted on Sinisa Alebic's first goal at 14:44 of the 2^nd quarter, earned four penalty minutes, blocked one shot and committed two fouls vs. La Furia on October 5, 2003.
Ejected for violent conduct after an altercation with La Furia's Armando Valdivia on November 30 at Monterrey.
Scored 1 goal vs. Baltimore on December 27.
Earned 1 assist at Kansas City on New Year's Eve.
Scored one goal at San Diego on January 4, 2004.
Blocked a personal season-best 4 shots at Baltimore on January 10.
Scored a goal at Kansas City on February 7.
Tied his personal season-best 4 blocked shots at St. Louis on March 17.
♪ Scored a goal from almost 3/4 field vs. St. Louis on April 3.

Regular Season Statistics

	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG
1997	28	5	3	8	43	10	41	48	0	0	0	0
1999	22	5	4	9	32	2	41	24	0	0	1	1
2000	23	2	4	6	21	10	46	52	0	0	2	0
2001	7	1	1	2	8	4	12	6	0	0	0	0
2002-03	33	2	2	4	16	8	52	27	0	0	0	0
2003-04	35	4	2	6	21	15	43	34	0	0	0	0

	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG
CISL Totals	28	5	3	8	43	10	41	48	0	0	0	0
WISL Totals	52	8	9	17	61	16	99	82	0	0	3	1
new-MISL Totals	68	6	4	10	37	23	95	61	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals	148	19	16	35	141	49	235	191	0	0	3	1
All-Time Ranking	19	37	37	37	35	14	10	16	NA	NA	24	11

Playoff Statistics

	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG
1997	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0
1999	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	4	0	0	0	0
2000	2	1	0	1	3	2	3	5	0	0	0	0

	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG
CISL Totals	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0
WISL Totals	4	1	0	1	5	4	9	9	0	0	0	0
Playoff Totals	6	1	0	1	5	4	13	13	0	0	0	0

Where Did He Go?

Alvarado was selected 5th in the Chicago Storm expansion draft on June 23, 2004.