Álvaro Cervera Díaz (born 20 September 1965) is a Spanish football coach and former player who is the manager of Segunda División club Tenerife.
He made his La Liga debut on 9 September 1984 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Real Valladolid,[3] but only totalled seven games in his first two senior seasons, featuring much more regularly in 1986–87 but suffering relegation.
He made 32 appearances and netted three times in his first year (notably once in a 4–1 away victory over Athletic Bilbao),[6] but was more often than not a reserve from there onwards,[5] for that and his following club Racing, which he left to play with Hércules CF in the second division.
[10] However, in March 2012, he arranged to have his contract terminated when he received an offer from former side Racing Santander in the top tier,[11] but he only collected three draws in his 13 games in charge to become the competition's worst ever debutant,[12] and was not renewed.
[22] A quote from Cervera, "La lucha no se negocia" ("The fight is non-negotiable" in Spanish), was adopted by Cádiz as a club catchphrase shortly after his arrival.