Álvaro Misael Alfaro

Misael Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Misael Alfaro Sánchez
Date of birth (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971
Place of birth Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1987 Real Destroyer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Alianza
1994–2001 Luis Ángel Firpo
2002–2003 San Salvador
2004 Águila
2004–2005 Alianza
2006–2008 Isidro Metapán
2008 Atlético Balboa
2009 Nejapa
2009–2010 Isidro Metapán
National team
1991–2005 El Salvador 42 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Isidro Metapán (Goalkeeper coach)
2010–2013 Águila[1] (Goalkeeper coach)
2013 Alianza (Goalkeeper Coach)
2013–2014 Águila (Goalkeeper coach)
2014 Águila[2][3] (reserves)
2014 Águila (assistant)
2015 Luis Ángel Firpo[4] (Goalkeeper coach)
2015–2016 Luis Ángel Firpo[5]
2016 Juventud Independiente[6][7][8][9][10]
2016–2017 Chalatenango (Goalkeeper coach)
2017 Isidro Metapán[11][12][13] (interim manager)
2017–2018 Audaz[14][15][16][17][18][19]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Álvaro Misael Alfaro Sánchez (born January 6, 1971 in Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer and currently manager.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

He ended his career at Isidro Metapán of the Salvadoran Primera División in 2010.

Club career

Misael Alfaro started his career in 1987 at juvenile team of Real Destroyer. Them he went to Alianza in 1988, 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 in 2010 with the Santa Ana team.

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.[27]

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[28] 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.[29]

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.

Honours

Titles

Season Team Title
1993–1994AlianzaPrimera División
1997–1998Luis Ángel FirpoPrimera División
1999 ClausuraLuis Ángel FirpoPrimera División
2000 ClausuraLuis Ángel FirpoPrimera División
2003 ClausuraSan SalvadorPrimera División
2007 ClausuraIsidro MetapánPrimera División
2010 ClausuraIsidro MetapánPrimera División

References

  1. ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/misael-alfaro-consiguio-su-ansiado-titulo-con-c-d-aguila/
  2. ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/misael-alfaro-sera-tecnico-de-la-reserva-de-aguila/
  3. ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/misael-alfaro-el-que-toca-la-pelota-cuantos-puntos-va-a-hacer/
  4. ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/coach.php?id=6630
  5. ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/2015/04/28/misael-alfaro-nuevo-tecnico-del-firpo
  6. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-aun-sin-contrato-20160114-0016.html
  7. ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/misael-alfaro-mucha-gente-me-dijo-que-no-tomara-a-este-equipo/
  8. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Volvio-la-paz-al-Juventud-20160314-0003.html
  9. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-Con-Raul-Galo-no-tenemos-diferencias--20160225-0001.html
  10. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-arremete-contra-directiva-del-Juventud-20160220-0012.html
  11. ↑ http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/341009/misael-alfaro-sera-el-reemplazo-de-gamarra-en-metapan/
  12. ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/04/25/misael-alfaro-toma-las-riendas-del-isidro-metapan
  13. ↑ http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2017/04/25/metapan-ya-trabajo-con-su-nuevo-entrenador
  14. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-ya-dirigio-primer-entrenamiento-con-Audaz-20171219-0009.html
  15. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/El-puesto-de-Misael-Alfaro-no-esta-condicionado-20180203-0004.html
  16. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-dirigira-al-Audaz-en-el-Clausura-2018-20171216-0009.html
  17. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-En-casa-tendremos-que-darnos-a-respetar-20180121-0026.html
  18. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-Continuo-pero-los-resultados-no-se-nos-estan-dando-20180129-0021.html
  19. ↑ http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/447945/misael-alfaro-como-entrenador-estamos-con-las-maletas-hechas/
  20. ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=111162
  21. ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/hasta-siempre-%E2%80%9Cmisa%E2%80%9D/
  22. ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/12/12/misael-alfaro-a-punto-de-salir-del-metapan-para-dirigir-al-audaz
  23. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Estos-son-los-tecnicos-que-lideraran-en-el-Clausura-2018-20180113-0010.html
  24. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-se-queja-del-peso-de-los-arbitros-20180211-0005.html
  25. ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/el-audaz-mentalizado-en-sacar-el-triunfo-ante-sonsonate/
  26. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Misael-Alfaro-rompio-el-silencio-y-hablo-de-su-salida-del-Audaz-en-este-Clausura-2018-20180219-0015.html
  27. ↑ The World's most successful goalscoring goalkeepers of all time - IFFHS
  28. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  29. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
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