Óscar Álvarez González

Óscar Álvarez González (1 May 1902 – 11 June 1972) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Real Oviedo. He later worked as a manager. He was also a member of the Spanish football squad that competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.

Club career Born in Oviedo, Óscar started his football career in his hometown club , where he began playing as a goalkeeper by chance, replacing a teammate who had been injured during a match, and he soon demonstrated great qualities that made him stand out between the posts. In 1926, he was one of the main promoters of the merger between Stadium and the neighboring club , which resulted in the birth of Real Oviedo.

Óscar was named the club's first-ever captain and he defended the Real Oviedo shirt from the first day of its existence until the Spanish Civil War interrupted football competitions in 1936. The regional Asturian team then played seven official games between 1922 and 1926 in the Prince of Asturias Cup, winning the 1922–23 edition, largely thanks to Óscar's heroic performances in the semifinals, keeping a clean-sheet in a 1–1 win over Catalonia, which was mostly made-up of players of the so-called golden generation of FC Barcelona, such as Ricardo Zamora, Vicente Martínez, and Josep Samitier. In the final on 25 February 1923, he started in a 3–1 victory over Galicia at Coia.

Óscar was a member of the Spanish football squad that competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. replacing Cristóbal Martí to become the club's 10th coach, a position that he held for only a year until 1942, when he was replaced by Manuel Meana. After another one-season stint at Real Avilés CF (1943–44), he gave up from coaching, but eventually returned following a 7-year hiatus to take charge of another Asturian team in the Segunda Division, Caudal Deportivo, and this time he lasted two seasons. He then returned to Real Avilés in 1954, and then to Real Oviedo in July 1955, but left in October after only three months at the helm of the club. His last season as coach was in 1957–58 with CP La Felguera.

Honours Asturias XI Prince of Asturias Cup: Champions (1): 1922–23