Sandro Alfaro | |
Fullname: | Sandro Alfaro Gamboa |
Birth Date: | 1971 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | San Carlos, Costa Rica |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1990– |
Clubs1: | Puntarenas |
Years2: | 1994–1996 |
Clubs2: | San Carlos |
Years3: | 1996–1999 |
Clubs3: | Herediano |
Years4: | 1999–2003 |
Clubs4: | Alajuelense |
Years5: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs5: | Cartaginés |
Years6: | 2004 |
Clubs6: | Puntarenas |
Nationalyears1: | 1991–2000 |
Nationalcaps1: | 27 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 21 April 2014 |
Ntupdate: | 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.
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.
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. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup[3] and the 1997 Copa América.[4]
His final international was a July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States.
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
Married to Yendry, they have a daughter called María Fernanda.