- Roque Alfaro
Football player infobox
playername = Roque Alfaro
fullname = Roque Raúl Alfaro
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|8|15
cityofbirth =Novoya
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1974-1980
1980
1981-1983
1984-1987
1987-1990
1990-1992
clubs =Newell's Old Boys
Panathinaikos FC
América de Cali
River Plate
Newell's Old Boys
O'Higgins
caps(goals) = 274 (71) (total)
112 (13)
(see above)
nationalyears = 1987
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0)
manageryears = 1993-1995
1996
1997-1998
2003-2004
2005
2005
2005
2006
2007-
managerclubs =Newell's Old Boys
O'Higgins
Platense
Olmedo
The Strongest
Libertad
San Martín de San Juan
Independiente Rivadavia
Talleres de Perico
pcupdate = 30 October 2007Roque Raúl Alfaro (born
August 15 1956 inNovoya , Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football manager and former player.Playing career
Alfaro started his professional career with
Newell's Old Boys in the mid 1970s. He was selected to play for Argentina in theCopa América 1979. In 1980 he was signed byPanathinaikos FC inGreece , but returned to South America later that year to play forAmérica de Cali inColombia where he won two league championships.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 prestigiousCopa Interamericana during his time at the club.In 1987 he returned to Newell's Old Boys where he won another league title in 1987-1988. Towards the end of his playing career he had a spell in
Chile playing for O'Higgins until his retirement in 1992.Titles
Managerial career
Alfaro has had spells as manager of Newell's Old Boys, Platense, Independiente Rivadavia San Martín de San Juan and Talleres de Perico in Argentina. Outside Argentina he has taken charge of O'Higgins in Chile,
The Strongest inBolivia , Libertad inParaguay and Olmedo inEcuador where he led the team to promotion by winning the Ecuadorian Serie B in 2003.External links
*es icon [http://vendehumo.blogcindario.com/2006/05/00192-roque-raul-alfaro.html Vende Humo profile]
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