Mauricio Alfaro

Mauricio Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Alberto Alfaro Valladares
Date of birth February 13, 1956 (1956-02-13) (age 56)
Place of birth El Salvador
Playing position midfielder
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1982 Platense
1983–1985 C.D. FAS
1988–1989 Cojutepeque F.C.
National team
1979–1989 El Salvador
Teams managed
2004–2005 Platense
2005 Coca Colo
2009– El Salvador U-21
2010– El Salvador (Assistant coach)[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mauricio Alberto Alfaro Valladares (born 13 February 1956) is a retired soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

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Club career

Nicknamed el Tuco, Alfaro started his career at Platense and joined Salvadoran giants C.D. FAS in 1983. With FAS he won a league title in 1984. He finished his career with Cojutepeque F.C., with whom he lost the 1988/89 league final to Luis Angel Firpo.[2]

International career

He made his debut for El Salvador in 1979 and has earned over 15 caps. He has represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in the 1982 World Cup Finals match against Argentina.[3]

Managerial career

His first job was at Platense, where he was dismissed in January 2005.[4]

He is currently the coach El Salvador U-21 who he helped qualify for the 2010 CAC Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Honours

1984

References