Álvaro Sánchez Alfaro (born August 2, 1984) is a

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

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who currently plays for Municipal Grecia.

Career

Club

Before he signed for

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...

, Sánchez had been a member of the

Primera División de Costa Rica The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

team San Carlos for whom he made his debut on 7 March 2007. He signed on loan with

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side

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in March 2009. He joined ''Liga'' in summer 2012.

International

Sánchez appeared in 4 games, scoring 2 goals, with the

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at the

UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football (soccer) tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The ...

. He made his debut for the senior side in the first match of the tournament against

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, following an injury to teammate

Yosimar Arias Yosimar Arias Céspedes (born 24 September 1986) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Municipal Grecia. Club career Arias started his career at Alajuelense and played for Puntarenas and Brujas before moving abroad for a s ...

International goals

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* * 1984 births Living people People from San Carlos (canton) Footballers from Alajuela Province Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's international footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers FC Dallas players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers C.S. Cartaginés players A.D. Carmelita footballers Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Municipal Grecia players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Liga FPD players Major League Soccer players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub