Club Career
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Costas began his professional career with local Celta de Vigo, in 1965. He played 26 second division games in his first season, including both legs of the La Liga playoff promotion against CE Sabadell FC.
After solid performances in 1970–71, Costas moved to league powerhouse FC Barcelona, after 170 overall matches. Almost never an undisputed starter he was still used regularly, and helped the Catalans to the 1979 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in his penultimate season.
Costas took up coaching afterwards, eventually managing Barcelona's B side on two occasions. On one of them he coincided with his son Quique Álvarez, a La Masia youth product and also a defender, who went on to play, with success, for Villarreal CF.
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