Sandro Alfaro

Sandro Alfaro Gamboa (born 1 January 1971 in San Carlos^[1]) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer. He played for several clubs in Costa Rica.

Sandro Alfaro

Personal information
Full name	Sandro Alfaro Gamboa
Date of birth	(1971-01-01) 1 January 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	San Carlos, Costa Rica
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–	Puntarenas
1994–1996	San Carlos
1996–1999	Herediano
1999–2003	Alajuelense
2003–2004	Cartaginés
2004	Puntarenas
International career‡
1991–2000	Costa Rica	27	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 April 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Gamboa.

Club career

Alfaro played for Puntarenas from 1990,^[2] Asociación Deportiva San Carlos, Club Sport Herediano, L.D. Alajuelense and C.S. Cartaginés. He won the Primera División de Costa Rica with Alajuelense four times, during the 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002-03 seasons.^[1]

International career

Alfaro made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal.^[1] He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[3] and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup^[4] and the 1997 Copa América.^[5]

His final international was a July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States.

International goals

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

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 February 2000	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	Chile	1–0	1–0	Friendly match

Personal life

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