Sandro Alfaro Gamboa (born 1 January 1971 in San Carlos) is a retired

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n professional

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. He played for several clubs in Costa Rica.

Club career

Alfaro played for Puntarenas from 1990, Asociación Deportiva San Carlos,

Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

L.D. 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, Ala ...

and

C.S. Cartaginés Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A., also known as Cartaginés, is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol de Primera División, the top division of Costa Rican football league system. Cartaginés' home venue i ...

. He won the Primera División de Costa Rica with Alajuelense four times, during the 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002-03 seasons.

International career

Alfaro made his debut for

in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 5

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matches and played at the

1999 UNCAF Nations Cup The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras ...

and the

1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American ...

.Copa América 1997
- RSSSF His final international was a July 2000

match against the United States.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Married to Yendry, they have a daughter called María Fernanda.

References

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* 1971 births Living people People from San Carlos (canton) Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 1997 Copa América players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Puntarenas F.C. players A.D. San Carlos footballers C.S. Herediano footballers L.D. Alajuelense footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Liga FPD players Copa Centroamericana-winning players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub