Bio

Christian Alvarado is entering his fourth year at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Alvarado joined the Pioneer staff as a Graduate assistant coach in the summer of 2020. He is involved in all aspects of the men’s and women’s soccer programs. 

During Alvarado’s first season as an assistant coach the men’s team finished with an impressive 13-5-2 record. During the season the team had its longest unbeaten streak in program history at 14 games. Other team accomplishments included Jack Gentilli earning Third Team All-Region honors and being named the Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Year. Additionally, Chase Werner earned All-Wisconsin 2nd Team, Konrad Ziaja earned All-Wisconsin Honorable Mention and Lucas Schoeneberg also earned All-Wisconsin Honorable Mention. 

Alvarado helped the women’s team in 2021 finish with an overall record of 9-6-3. During the season the team had the best start in program history and went undefeated for the entire month of September. Other team accomplishments included Amber Lueder earning First Team All-WIAC honors and Annalise Spindle being named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team. 

During the 2022 men’s season, Alvarado helped lead the team to an NCAA Tournament appearance with a 12-5-3 record. The coaching staff and the team received several awards during the 2022 season. Alvarado and the staff received Coast-to-Coast Coaching Staff of the Year award. The team accomplishments included Jack Gentilli earning his second All-Region and All-Wisconsin honors while also being All-Conference. Additionally, Danny Gutzwiller was named the Conference Rookie of the Year, while Konrad Ziaja, Clayton Lautenschlaeger, and Alester Dawson received All-Conference honors. Danny Gutzwiller, Konrad Ziaja, and Clayton Lautenschlaeger were also named to the All-Wisconsin team.

During the 2022 women’s season, Alvarado helped lead the team to its best season in program history with a 12-6-2 record. The team also made it to the quarterfinals of the WIAC Tournament. Team accomplishments included Lydia Smith earning All-WIAC honors and Annalise Spindle being named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team.

A San Diego, California native, Alvarado graduated from Hoover high where he was an All-Conference player. He served as a team captain three years and a three-year letter winner. He went on to a standout collegiate career playing as a midfielder for the Heidelberg University. Alvarado was a 4-year standout, as a sophomore, he earned second team all-conference for the 2016 season, and earned ALL-OAC in 2017 as a junior. Alvarado appeared in 60 games while starting 50 before ending his career early due to injury. He captained the program in 2016, 2017, and 2018. During his 2017 season at Heidelberg, the team reached its highest national ranking (#9). Alvarado was voted Overall MVP in 2017.

He graduated from Heidelberg College in 2019 with undergraduate degrees in Communication and Integrated Media. He also received a Master’s degree for Sports Administration from UW-Platteville in May of 2023.