Gustavo Alfaro

Gustavo Alfaro

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Julio Alfaro
Date of birth	August 14, 1962 (1962-08-14)
Place of birth	Rafaela, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Arsenal de Sarandí (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988-1992	Atlético de Rafaela	126	(6)
Teams managed
1992-1995	Atlético de Rafaela
1995	Patronato
1996-1997	Quilmes
1998-2000	Atlético de Rafaela
2001	Belgrano
2001-2002	Olimpo
2003-2004	Quilmes
2005	San Lorenzo
2006-2008	Arsenal de Sarandí
2008-2009	Rosario Central
2010-	Arsenal de Sarandí
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 2 March 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Gustavo Julio Alfaro (born 14 August 1962 in Rafaela) is a former Argentine footballer currently working as a football manager. Alfaro most recently managed Arsenal de Sarandí, but left due to poor results in the beginning of the Clausura 2009 with Central in danger of relegation.

Alfaro had a short career as a footballer, he was captain of the Atlético de Rafaela team that won promotion to the Primera División Argentina in 1989.

Alfaro retired from football in 1992 to concentrate on his coaching career.

Coaching career

Alfaro learnt his trade as a manager at Atlético de Rafaela and Patronato de Paraná in the early 1990s. He then had his first spell as manager of Quilmes and a second spell at Atlético de Rafaela.

In 2001 Alfaro became the manager of Olimpo, he led them to the Primera B Nacional Apertura 2001 championship and promotion to the Primera.

In 2003 Alfaro led Quilmes to promotion, the following season (2003-2004) Alfaro led the team to a 4th and a 6th place finish earning qualification for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana tournaments.

Alfaro then had relatively unsuccessful spells in charge of San Lorenzo before joining Arsenal in late 2006.

Alfaro helped Arsenal to two 5th place finishes, allowing the club to qualify for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history. They also earned qualification for the Copa Sudamericana, they beat reigning Argentine champions San Lorenzo in the qualifying round to earn a place in the round of 16 where they faced Brazilian team Goiás. Arsenal won 3-2 in Brazil and recorded a 1-1 draw in the second leg to win the tie 4-3 on aggregate, their official first victory over foreign opposition.

Arsenal reached the final of the competition leaving a wake of saked managers in their wake, including Daniel Passarella, who resigned as boss of River Plate after their defeat by Arsenal in the semi-finals.

In the final of the competition, Arsenal drew 4-4 with Club América of Mexico, winning the title on the Away goals rule. This was the first major championship in the history of Arsenal de Sarandí and also Alfaro's first major title.

In the end of the 2007-08 season he was replaced as Arsenal manager by Daniel Garnero. In October 2008 he was named as principal coach of Rosario Central.

At 2009 he went to Saudi Arabia to work in Al-Ahli (Jeddah), he came with high expectations from the fans. he stayed as the coach for 4 months, then on 20 of November he resigned for personal reasons. On 17 May 2010 Arsenal de Sarandì confirmed that the new manager for next season will be Alfaro, with him will arrive as Assistant coaches Sergio Chiarelli, Carlos González and Claudio Cristofanelli.

Managerial titles

Season	Team	Title
Apertura 2001	Olimpo de Bahía Blanca	Primera B Nacional
Primera "B" Nacional 2003	Quilmes AC	Primera B Nacional
2007	Arsenal de Sarandí	Copa Sudamericana