Roque Raúl Alfaro (born 15 August 1956 in

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, Entre Ríos) is an

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football manager and former player who played as a striker.

Playing career

Alfaro started his professional career with

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in the mid 1970s. In 1981, he was signed by

Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...

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, and he played under the greek surname Bistakis. He returned to South America later that year to play for

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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

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in 1986. The club also won the less prestigious

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during his time at the club. He was selected to play for

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in the

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. 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

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playing for O'Higgins until his retirement in 1992.

Managerial career

Alfaro has had spells as manager of Newell's Old Boys, Platense,

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San Martín de San Juan and

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in Argentina. Outside Argentina he has taken charge of O'Higgins in Chile,

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, Libertad in

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and Olmedo in

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where he led the team to promotion by winning the

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in 2003.

Honours

;

* Colombian league:

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; River Plate *

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: 1985–86 *

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;

: 1987–88

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alfaro, Roque 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Entre Ríos Province Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers 1987 Copa América players Association football forwards Newell's Old Boys footballers Panathinaikos F.C. players América de Cali footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Copa Libertadores-winning players O'Higgins F.C. footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Greece Argentine football managers Newell's Old Boys managers Club Atlético Platense managers San Martín de San Juan managers The Strongest managers Independiente Rivadavia managers Juventud Antoniana managers Categoría Primera A players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate football managers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece C.S.D. Macará managers C.D. Olmedo managers Alianza Atlético managers