Alvaro Pereira plays as a wingback footballer of Uruguay

Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragan or known by the name of Uruguay Álvaro Pereira is a footballer who plays at the wingback position. He was born on November 28, 1985 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Pereira played for the club FC Porto, which is one club in Portugal. In addition to playing on the left side position, he can also play as a defender or midfielder.
Pereira's football career started with Miramar Misiones in 2003 and later moved to Argentina to join the Quilmes Atletico Club 2 years later. After the 2006-2007 season, the club was relegated from the first division, he signed a contract with Argentinos Juniors. Furthermore, for 2008, Pereira signed a contract with Romania CFR Cluj with a value of € 2,500,000 and he began his playing in the UEFA Champions League. After that in the summer of 2009, Pereira joined Futebol Clube with a contract value of € 4.5 million and the Portuguese acquired 80% of the right players. In the first year, he played in the position of left back and eventually won the domestic cup Pereira participate.
Pereira made his debut for the Uruguayan national team against France on November 19, 2008 and scored a goal in the next game when against Libya in Tripoli. He was the primary starter for the national team of Uruguay during the second half of 2010 and World Cup qualifying play-off success in the game against Costa Rica. In 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa, he played in every game and scored a header in the group stage against South Africa.
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