Daniel Cifuentes Alfaro

Daniel Cifuentes

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Cifuentes Alfaro
Date of birth	13 July 1980 (1980-07-13) (age 31)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Recreativo
Number	15
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Real Madrid C
2001–2003	Zamora	48	(4)
2003–2004	Lanzarote	35	(1)
2004–2005	Eibar	39	(1)
2005–2007	Real Sociedad	14	(0)
2007	→ Ponferradina (loan)	16	(1)
2007–2008	Valladolid	9	(0)
2009–2011	Cádiz	78	(2)
2011–	Recreativo	6	(0)
National team
1998	Spain U17	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cifuentes and the second or maternal family name is Alfaro.

Daniel Cifuentes Alfaro, sometimes Cifu (born 13 July 1980 in Madrid), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva as a right defender.

Football career

An unsuccessful graduate of Real Madrid's youth system, Cifuentes went on to make his professional debuts with Zamora CF, spending most of his early career in the third level.

In 2005–06, he joined Real Sociedad, making his La Liga debut on 21 September 2005, playing 90 minutes in a 3–2 home win over Atlético de Madrid.

Never an important element for the Basque outfit, Cifu would be loaned, on January 2007, to second divisioner SD Ponferradina. He scored once for his new club, on 1 April, in a 3–3 draw at UD Salamanca, who led 3–0 at the hour mark. Ponferradina would be, however, relegated.

Cifuentes joined Real Valladolid in August 2007.^[1] After having featured in only nine matches (although eight starts) throughout 2007–08, he would be released in October of the following year despite still having a contract running, alongside teammate Alexis, in the same predicament.^[2]

In late January 2009, Cifuentes signed with Cádiz CF, then in the third level, helping it return to division two after a one-year absence.

References

1. ^ Cifuentes: "Espero demostrar en el campo que Mendilibar no se equivoca conmigo" (Cifuentes: "I hope to show on the pitch Mendilibar is not doing the wrong thing"); Marca, 20 August 2007 (Spanish)
2. ^ Daniel Cifuentes dice que "no podemos perdonar ni un solo euro" (Daniel Cifuentes says "we cannot forgive one single €"); Soitu, 5 September 2008 (Spanish)

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Cifuentes, Daniel
Alternative names	Cifu
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Date of birth	13 July 1980
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
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