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Roque Alfaro
Argentine footballer and manager

Roque Alfaro

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Argentine footballer and manager
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Place of birth
Basavilbaso
Age
68 years
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168
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68
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Biography

Roque Raúl Alfaro (born 15 August 1956 in Nogoyá, 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 the Copa América 1979. In 1981 he was signed by Panathinaikos FC in Greece, but returned to South America later that year to play for América de Cali in Colombia 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 prestigious Copa 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

SeasonTeamTitle
1982Colombia América de CaliColombian league
1983Colombia América de CaliColombian league
1985–1986Argentina River PlatePrimera División Argentina
1986Argentina River PlateCopa Libertadores
1986Argentina River PlateCopa Intercontinental
1986Argentina River PlateCopa Interamericana
1987–1988Argentina Newell's Old BoysPrimera División Argentina

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 in Bolivia, Libertad in Paraguay and Olmedo in Ecuador where he led the team to promotion by winning the Ecuadorian Serie B in 2003.

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