Sandro Alfaro

Sandro Alfaro
Personal information
Full nameSandro Alfaro Gamboa
Date of birth1 January 1971
Place of birthSan Carlos, Costa Rica
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1990-Puntarenas
1994-1996San Carlos
1996-1999Herediano
1999-2003Alajuelense
2003-2004Cartaginés
2004Puntarenas
National team‡
1991–2000Costa Rica27(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Gamboa.

Sandro Alfaro Gamboa (born 1 January 1971 in San Carlos[1]) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer. He played for several clubs in Costa Rica.

Club career

Alfaro played for Puntarenas from 1990,[2] Asociación Deportiva San Carlos, Club Sport Herediano, L.D. Alajuelense and C.S. Cartaginés. He won the Primera División de Costa Rica with Alajuelense four times, during the 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002-03 seasons.[1]

International career

Alfaro made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal.[1] He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] and the 1997 Copa América.[5]

His final international was a July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 February 2000 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica  Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly match

Personal life

Married to Yendry, they have a daughter called María Fernanda.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Figuras del ayer: Sandro Alfaro". UNAFUT. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ↑ El mundo es pequeño - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sandro Alfaro – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  5. ↑ Copa América 1997 - RSSSF

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