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Manolo Alfaro Personal information Full name Manuel Alfaro de la Torre Date of birth 19 January 1971 Place of birth Alcalá de Henares, Spain Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Toledo (coach) Youth career Alcalá Atlético Madrid Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1992 Atlético B 1990–1994 Atlético Madrid 25 (3) 1993–1994 → Valladolid (loan) 5 (0) 1994–1998 Hércules 132 (42) 1998–2000 Villarreal 49 (13) 2000–2001 Murcia 14 (0) 2001–2003 Hércules 30 (9) Teams managed 2004–2005 Alcalá (assistant) 2006–2007 Jove Español 2007–2008 San Fernando Henares 2009–2010 Talavera 2010– Toledo * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is De la Torre.Manuel "Manolo" Alfaro de la Torre (born 19 January 1971 in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.
His 12-year professional career was mainly associated with Hércules, for which he scored more than 60 official goals whilst competing in all three major levels of Spanish football.
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Playing career
Alfaro made his professional debuts with the team at which he finished his football formation, Atlético Madrid. He appeared rarely for the Colchoneros' first team, with 19 of his 25 appearances coming in the 1992–93 season, and was also loaned to Real Valladolid during his link with the Spanish capital team.
In 1994, Alfaro signed for Hércules CF, scoring 20 Segunda División goals in his first two seasons combined, including 12 in 1995–96 en route to a La Liga return after a ten-year absence for the Alicante outfit. In the following campaign, he netted a career-best 15 goals, but his team was immediately relegated back.
In 1998–99, Alfaro produced another solid season in the top flight, now with Villarreal CF (35 games and 12 goals), but suffered another relegation. After years battling with chronic tendinitis, he decided to retire from football in December 2002, aged only 31; his last club was Hércules, now in Segunda División B.[1]
Manager career
After his retirement, Alfaro coached mainly in amateur football. In 2004–05, he worked alongside former Hércules teammate Josip Višnjić at hometown's RSD Alcalá, acting as director of football, youth coordinator and first-team assistant manager for the third division club; in the following year, he returned to his main team Hércules as a scout.
After two seasons in Tercera División with as many teams, Alfaro again worked with Hércules, as director of football. In 2009–10, he returned to coaching duties in the category where he left off, with Talavera CF, but the team folded soon after. In November 2010, he was appointed at another fourth level club, CD Toledo.[2]
Honours
Player
- Atlético Madrid:
- Copa del Rey: 1990–91, 1991–92
- Hércules:
- Segunda División: 1995–96
Manager
- Toledo:
- Tercera División: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Alfaro se despide sin lágrimas [Alfaro says goodbye without tears]" (in Spanish). El País. 23 December 2002. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Alfaro/despide/lagrimas/elpepidep/20021223elpepidep_24/Tes. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Manolo Alfaro releva a Serna como entrenador del Toledo [Manolo Alfaro relieves Serna as coach of Toledo]" (in Spanish). ABC. 9 October 2010. http://www.abc.es/20101009/toledo/manolo-alfaro-releva-serna-20101009.html. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Alcalá de Henares
- Spanish footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Real Valladolid footballers
- Hércules CF footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Real Murcia footballers
- Spanish football managers
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