Telesforo Álvarez Quevedo (5 January 1881 – Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for RCD Espanyol and Madrid FC, winning the 1905 Copa del Rey with the later.
[3] Telesforo Álvarez was born on 5 January 1881 in Reinosa, Cantabria, but it was in Barcelona where he began to play football.
[3] He was one of the first associates in the history of Sociedad Española, now known as RCD Espanyol, being elected a vocal in the club's first board of directors.
[3] Together with Ángel Ponz, Luciano Lizárraga, Joaquim Carril, and club founders Octavi Aballí and Ángel Rodríguez, he represented Espanyol in the very first Spanish club to win an official title, the 1900–01 Copa Macaya, which was the first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula.
[2] In the final against Athletic Bilbao, Álvarez formed a defensive partnership with the club captain José Berraondo, which proved to be crucial as they kept a clean sheet to help their side to a 1–0 victory.