[2] Uruguayan Peñarol was champion in 2003 after winning the Clausura finals against Nacional and hand coach Diego Aguirre.
In that team unquestioned right side Honduran Edgar Alvarez was, who had come to the club after playing seven seasons at Deportivo Platense in his country.
On 31 August 2011 Álvarez moved to Palermo as the player agreed to a two-year contract with the club.
Álvarez played at the 1999 World Youth Cup and made his senior debut for Honduras in a 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mauricio Sabillón.
[11] But most importantly, he was part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad and played in two matches.