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Alfaro started his career with hometown [[Real Zaragoza]], making his [[La Liga]] debut on 3 September 1989 in a 3–0 home win against [[Rayo Vallecano]], only missing one league match in [[1989–90 La Liga|his debut season]], with the [[Aragon]]ese finishing in ninth position. In the 1992 summer, he signed with [[FC Barcelona]], being rarely used in [[1992–93 La Liga|his only season]] in [[Catalonia]], leaving the club and going on to represent [[Racing de Santander]] and [[Atlético Madrid|Atlético de Madrid]], being an undisputed starter in [[Cantabria]] but only second or third-choice with the ''Colchoneros''. |
Alfaro started his career with hometown [[Real Zaragoza]], making his official [[La Liga]] debut on 3 September 1989 in a 3–0 home win against [[Rayo Vallecano]], only missing one league match in [[1989–90 La Liga|his debut season]], with the [[Aragon]]ese finishing in ninth position. However, his first la liga appearance came alredy on the 9th of september 1984 when Real Zaragoza was forced to field their youth squad due to their first team squad mounting a strike, thus Pablo is the youngest player ever to appear in a la liga game.<ref>Garde, Luis; in spanish newspaper ABC 25 October 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2012.</ref> In the 1992 summer, he signed with [[FC Barcelona]], being rarely used in [[1992–93 La Liga|his only season]] in [[Catalonia]], leaving the club and going on to represent [[Racing de Santander]] and [[Atlético Madrid|Atlético de Madrid]], being an undisputed starter in [[Cantabria]] but only second or third-choice with the ''Colchoneros''. |
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Alfaro joined [[CP Mérida]] for the [[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98 season]], only missing four league games as the [[Extremadura]] side was relegated from the top flight, and collecting 12 [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow cards]] and two [[Ejection (sports)|red]] in the process. In [[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999–2000]], the club finished in sixth position in [[Segunda División]] but was relegated again, due to financial irregularities. |
Alfaro joined [[CP Mérida]] for the [[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98 season]], only missing four league games as the [[Extremadura]] side was relegated from the top flight, and collecting 12 [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow cards]] and two [[Ejection (sports)|red]] in the process. In [[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999–2000]], the club finished in sixth position in [[Segunda División]] but was relegated again, due to financial irregularities. |
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Revision as of 11:05, 12 April 2012
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pablo Alfaro Armengot | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Zaragoza B | ? | (?) |
| 1989–1992 | Zaragoza | 107 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Barcelona | 7 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Racing Santander | 108 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Mérida | 97 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Sevilla | 164 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Racing Santander | 22 | (1) |
| Total | 515 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Aragon | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Pontevedra | ||
| 2010 | Recreativo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Pablo Alfaro Armengot (born 26 April 1969 in Zaragoza, Aragon) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.
In his career, in which he represented six teams - namely Sevilla - he amassed La Liga totals of 418 games and seven goals over the course of 15 seasons, receiving a total of 18 red cards and being sent off nearly 30 times.[1]
Football career
Alfaro started his career with hometown Real Zaragoza, making his official La Liga debut on 3 September 1989 in a 3–0 home win against Rayo Vallecano, only missing one league match in his debut season, with the Aragonese finishing in ninth position. However, his first la liga appearance came alredy on the 9th of september 1984 when Real Zaragoza was forced to field their youth squad due to their first team squad mounting a strike, thus Pablo is the youngest player ever to appear in a la liga game.[2] In the 1992 summer, he signed with FC Barcelona, being rarely used in his only season in Catalonia, leaving the club and going on to represent Racing de Santander and Atlético de Madrid, being an undisputed starter in Cantabria but only second or third-choice with the Colchoneros.
Alfaro joined CP Mérida for the 1997–98 season, only missing four league games as the Extremadura side was relegated from the top flight, and collecting 12 yellow cards and two red in the process. In 1999–2000, the club finished in sixth position in Segunda División but was relegated again, due to financial irregularities.
In 2000, the veteran joined Sevilla FC also in the second level, helping the Andalusians return to the top division in his first season. During his Sevilla years, Alfaro formed a fearsome partnership as stopper with Javi Navarro,[3][4] but, following the emergence of club youth graduate Sergio Ramos and the January 2006 arrival of Julien Escudé, he became a secondary defensive unit, leaving in that transfer window to former side Racing, scoring a rare but crucial goal on 7 May in a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna, as the Cantabria outfit barely avoided top flight relegation.
Alfaro retired from football at the end of 2006–07, aged nearly 38, having appeared in nearly 700 official games as a professional (516 with eight goals in the first division alone). Two years later, he started his coaching career, with Segunda División B team Pontevedra CF,[5] leading the Galicians to the fourth position in the regular season, albeit with no subsequent playoff promotion.
On 17 June 2010, Alfaro upgraded a division, signing with Recreativo de Huelva. Exactly four months later, after only four draws in eight matches, he was fired by the oldest club in Spain.[6]
Honours
Personal
Alfaro majored in medicine, although he never practised.[1]
References
- ^ a b La doble personalidad de Pablo Alfaro (Pablo Alfaro's double personality); El País, 23 November 2000 Template:Es icon
- ^ Garde, Luis; in spanish newspaper ABC 25 October 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ Sevilla defender banned; UEFA.com, 15 January 2003
- ^ Hard man's soft spot for Sevilla; UEFA.com, 4 January 2006
- ^ Pablo Alfaro, nuevo técnico del Pontevedra (Pablo Alfaro, new Pontevedra coach); Orgullo de Nervión, 26 November 2009 Template:Es icon
- ^ Pablo Alfaro, punto final (Pablo Alfaro, full stop); Huelva Información, 18 October 2010 Template:Es icon
External links
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Zaragoza
- Spanish footballers
- Aragonese footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- Real Zaragoza footballers
- FC Barcelona footballers
- Racing de Santander footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- CP Mérida footballers
- Sevilla FC footballers
- Spanish football managers
- Recreativo de Huelva managers