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 Destroyer Pto de La Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Alianza
1994–2001 Luis Ángel Firpo (15)
2002–2003 San Salvador (5)
2004 Águila (1)
2004–2005 Alianza (8)
2006–2008 Isidro Metapán (2)
2008 Atlético Balboa 7 (0)
2009 Nejapa 13 (0)
2009–2010 Isidro Metapán 35 (0)
National team
1991–2005 El Salvador 42 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2007.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Álvaro Misael Alfaro Sánchez (born January 6, 1971 in Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

He ended his career at Isidro Metapán of El Salvador.

Club career

Alfaro started his career at juvenile team in 1987 named Bayer Valle Nuevo, he has the second position as goalkeeper after William ´´Gasparin´´ Hernandez, quickly he took the main position, and he was promoted to 3° division at Destroyer from La Libertad them he went to Alianza and joined C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in 1995 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 Firpo for San Salvador in 2002 and had spells at Aguila 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 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.[1]

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.[2]

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[3] 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.[4]

Alvaro Misael Alfaro announced his retirement from the international game in 2006, after learning of problems with his heart. His final international was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.

Honours

Titles

Season Team Title
1993–1994El Salvador Alianza F.C. Primera División
1997–1998El Salvador C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Primera División
1999 ClausuraEl Salvador C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Primera División
2000 ClausuraEl Salvador C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Primera División
2003 Clausura El Salvador San Salvador F.C. Primera División
2007 ClausuraEl Salvador A.D. Isidro Metapán Primera División
2010 ClausuraEl Salvador A.D. Isidro Metapán Primera División

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