Roque Raúl Alfaro (born 15 August 1956 in Nogoyá, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker.

Roque Alfaro
Alfaro during his first tenure on Newell's
Personal information
Full name Roque Raúl Alfaro
Date of birth (1956-08-15) 15 August 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Nogoyá, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1980 Newell's Old Boys 274 (total) (71)
1980–1981 Panathinaikos FC 10 (2)
1981–1983 América de Cali 92 (29)
1984–1987 River Plate 112 (13)
1987–1990 Newell's Old Boys (see above) (?)
1990–1992 O'Higgins 70 (10)
Total 558 (125)
International career
1987 Argentina 5 (0)
Managerial career
1993 Newell's Old Boys
1995 Quilmes
1996 O'Higgins
1997–1998 Platense
2000 River Plate (assistant)
2000–2002 Emelec
2002 Independiente (assistant)
2003–2004 Olmedo
2005 The Strongest
2005 Libertad
2006 San Martín de San Juan
2006 Independiente Rivadavia
2007 Talleres de Perico
2007 Juventud Antoniana
2007 Macará
2007 Fénix
2009 Total Chalaco
2010 San Martín de Mendoza
2011 Textil Mandiyú
2011 Alianza Atlético
2011 Racing Montevideo
2011–2012 Platense FC
2012 Atlético Uruguay
2012 Olmedo
2013 Talleres de Perico
2015 Platense
2017 Guastatoya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Alfaro started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys in the mid-1970s. In 1981, he was signed by Panathinaikos FC in Greece, and he played under the Greek surname Bistakis.[1] He returned to South America later that year to play for América de Cali in Colombia where he won two league championships.[2]

In 1983, he returned to Argentina to play for River Plate, he was part of the championship winning team of 1895-1986 and helped the team to win their first ever Copa Libertadores in 1986. The club also won the less prestigious Copa Interamericana during his time at the club.[3]

He was selected to play for Argentina in the Copa América 1987. In 1987, he returned to Newell's Old Boys where he won another league title in 1987–1988.[3] Towards the end of his playing career he had a spell in Chile playing for O'Higgins until his retirement in 1992.

Managerial career

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Alfaro has had spells as manager of Newell's Old Boys, Platense, Independiente Rivadavia San Martín de San Juan, Textil Mandiyú,[4] Talleres de Perico, among others, in Argentina. Outside Argentina he has taken charge of O'Higgins in Chile, The Strongest in Bolivia, Libertad in Paraguay, Macará and Olmedo in Ecuador where he led the team to promotion by winning the Ecuadorian Serie B in 2003,[5] Alianza Atlético in Peru,[6] among others.

Honours

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Player

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América de Cali
River Plate
Newell's Old Boys

Manager

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C.D. Olmedo

References

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  1. ^ uefa.com UEFA Europa League 1980-81
  2. ^ a b "Historia". El Tiempo. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Roque Raul Alfaro". Base de Datos del Futbol Argentino. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Roque Alfaro es el nuevo DT de Mandiyú". www.ellitoral.com.ar (in Spanish). 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Roque Alfaro llegó para el Macará". www.lahora.com.ec (in Spanish). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Argentino Roque Alfaro llegó a Perú para dirigir al Alianza Atlético". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 14 January 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Copa Interamericana 1986". RSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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