Gilbert Álvarez Vargas (born 7 April 1992) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for División Profesional club Oriente Petrolero.
[2][3] He did not play a first team game for Cruzeiro prior to the 2011 Copa America, and he was not named in Bolivia's squad for the tournament.
[4] In August 2011, Álvarez announced that he was considering a move to Europe, citing that talks between his agent and one club in Germany and another in Italy were underway.
[7] During his time with Callejas, he was called up by the Bolivia U17 to play as their lone striker in the 2009 South American U-17 Championship.
[10] He made his first senior international appearance as a substitute against Venezuela in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on 6 June 2009.