Sandro Alfaro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandro Alfaro Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | San Carlos, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990– | Puntarenas | ||
| 1994–1996 | San Carlos | ||
| 1996–1999 | Herediano | ||
| 1999–2003 | Alajuelense | ||
| 2003–2004 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2004 | Puntarenas | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991–2000 | Costa Rica | 27 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2014 | |||
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[]
- ^ a b c "Figuras del ayer: Sandro Alfaro". UNAFUT. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ El mundo es pequeño - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sandro Alfaro – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 1997 - RSSSF
External links[]
- Sandro Alfaro at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from San Carlos (canton)
- Association football defenders
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- 1997 Copa América players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Liga FPD players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Costa Rican football biography stubs