Playing position Height 1.84 m Role Footballer | Name Alvaro Alfaro Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
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Full name Alvaro Misael Alfaro Sanchez Date of birth (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971 (age 44) Place of birth Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador 1987 Destroyer Pto de La Libertad | ||
Álvaro Misael Alfaro Sánchez (born January 6, 1971 in Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
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He ended his career at Isidro Metapán of El Salvador.
Club career
Alfaro started his career in 1987 at juvenile team of Real Destroyer, he has the second position as goalkeeper after William "Gasparín" Hernández, quickly he took the main position, and he was promoted to Third Division at Destroyer from La Libertad.
Them he went to Alianza and joined Luis Ángel Firpo in 1994 and was soon promoted to starting goalie.
He had a very successful time with Luis Ángel Firpo, winning 4 league titles (1997–98, 1999 Clausura, and 2000 Clausura).
He left Luis Ángel Firpo for San Salvador in 2002, and had spells at Águila and Alianza before joining Isidro Metapán for a first spell in 2006 to win another league title.
He rejoined Isidro Metapán in 2009, after two short-lived spells at Atlético Balboa and Nejapa, to win another league title with them.
Goalkeeping scoring record
Alfaro was ranked number 8 in the World's Most Successful Goalscoring Goalkeepers of All Time, chart with 31 goals, with 11 of those coming from a penalty kick.
Retirement
He announced his retirement from football in August 2010, after suffering a serious neck injury during the game against Atlético Marte. The incident brought a close to his playing career.
International career
Alfaro made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua, and has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring no goals.
He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in two World Cup campaigns. However, both were unsuccessful, with the national team failing to progress to the final group stages.
Also he played at several UNCAF Cups as well as at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Álvaro Misael Alfaro announced his retirement from the international games in 2006, after learning of problems with his heart. His final international game was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.