[2] In January 2000, the MetroStars selected Alvarez in the fourth round (thirty-seventh overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.
He did not sign with the MetroStars, but played three games for the Atlanta Silverbacks at the start of the USL A-League season.
On April 19, 2000, the MetroStars traded Alvarez's rights to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for Daniel Hernández.
The Rapids did not sign him and he began the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Riverhawks before finishing it with the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division.
His oldest daughter, Aven, plays college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.