Pablo Alfaro

Pablo Alfaro Armengot (born 26 April 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of Córdoba CF.

For the Mexican footballer, see Juan Pablo Alfaro.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Armengot.

Pablo Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Pablo Alfaro Armengot
Date of birth (1969-04-26) 26 April 1969
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Córdoba (manager)
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Zaragoza B 77 (4)
1989–1992 Zaragoza 107 (2)
1992–1993 Barcelona 7 (1)
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 593 (12)
National team
1998–2006 Aragon 3 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Pontevedra
2010 Recreativo
2012–2013 Leganés
2013 Huesca
2014–2015 Marbella
2017–2018 Mirandés
2019–2020 Ibiza
2020– Córdoba
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his career, in which he represented six teams – most notably Sevilla – he amassed La Liga totals of 418 matches and seven goals over 15 seasons, receiving a total of 18 red cards and being sent off nearly 30 times.[1][2]

Alfaro embarked in a managerial career in the late 2000s.

Playing career

Born in Zaragoza, Alfaro started his career with his hometown's Real Zaragoza. He made his La Liga debut on 3 September 1989 in a 3–0 home win against Rayo Vallecano, and he only missed one league game in his debut season as the Aragonese finished in ninth position.

In the summer of 1992, Alfaro signed with FC Barcelona,[3][4] being rarely used in his only season in Catalonia. He went on to represent Racing de Santander and Atlético Madrid, being an undisputed starter in Cantabria but only second or third-choice with the Colchoneros.

Alfaro joined CP Mérida for the 1997–98 campaign, playing all but four matches 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 the 2000 off-season, 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,[5][6][7] 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 and scoring a rare but crucial goal on 7 May in a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna to help them barely avoid top-flight relegation.[8]

Coaching career

Alfaro retired from football at the end of the 2006–07 season aged nearly 38, having appeared in exactly 600 official games as a professional. Two years later he started his coaching career, with Segunda División B team Pontevedra CF,[9] leading the Galicians to the fourth position in the regular season, albeit with no subsequent play-off promotion.

Alfaro upgraded a division on 17 June 2010, 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.[10]

In June 2012, Alfaro joined third-tier CD Leganés for the upcoming campaign.[11] He took the Community of Madrid team to the play-offs, where they lost 3–2 on aggregate to Lleida Esportiu in the quarter-finals.[12]

Alfaro returned to his native Aragon in June 2013, taking over an SD Huesca side that had just descended from the second division.[13] Having won and drawn one each of his first five matches, he was sacked on 25 September.[14]

On 2 December 2014, Alfaro replaced Jaime Molina as manager of Marbella FC on a deal for the end of the season.[15] The following 23 March, as they fell into the relegation places with a fourth consecutive defeat, he was shown the door.[16]

Alfaro returned to the second level on 28 March 2017, being appointed at last-placed CD Mirandés until June following the dismissal of Javier Álvarez de los Mozos.[17] He remained in Miranda de Ebro after their relegation,[18] and won their group the following season. After being eliminated 2–1 on aggregate from the play-off semi-finals by Extremadura UD,[19] he was not offered a new deal in June 2018.[20]

On 28 February 2019, UD Ibiza chose Alfaro as their replacement for Andrés Palop until the end of 2019–20.[21] On 2 December of the following year, he took over fellow third-division side Córdoba CF.[22]

Personal life

Alfaro majored in medicine, although he never practised.[1]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 23 February 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pontevedra 26 November 2009 17 June 2010 28 15 6 7 35 23 +12 053.57 [23]
Recreativo 17 June 2010 17 October 2010 9 0 4 5 3 13 −10 000.00 [24]
Leganés 28 June 2012 28 June 2013 40 20 11 9 59 38 +21 050.00 [25]
Huesca 28 June 2013 25 September 2013 7 2 1 4 4 10 −6 028.57 [26]
Marbella 2 December 2014 23 March 2015 15 4 4 7 12 21 −9 026.67 [27]
Mirandés 28 March 2017 28 June 2018 55 28 11 16 70 56 +14 050.91 [28]
Ibiza 28 February 2019 31 July 2020 41 23 11 7 58 29 +29 056.10 [29]
Total 195 92 48 55 241 190 +51 047.18 —

Honours

Barcelona

Sevilla

References
  1. La doble personalidad de Pablo Alfaro (Pablo Alfaro's double personality); El País, 23 November 2000 (in Spanish)
  2. Hard man's soft spot for Sevilla; UEFA, 4 January 2006
  3. “No vengo a sustituir a Nando ni a nadie” (“I'm not here to replace Nando or anybody else”); Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 1992 (in Spanish)
  4. “No vengo a sustituir a Nando ni a nadie” (“I'm not here to replace Nando or anybody else”) – 2nd part; Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 1992 (in Spanish)
  5. Sevilla defender banned; UEFA, 15 January 2003
  6. La fuerza del orgullo y el coraje (The strength of pride and courage); Orgullo de Nervión, 23 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Javi Navarro y Pablo Alfaro, la pareja defensiva del Sevilla (Javi Navarro and Pablo Alfaro, Sevilla's defensive duo); La Liga, 25 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. El Racing canta su particular alirón (Racing sing their own alirón); El Mundo, 7 May 2006 (in Spanish)
  9. Pablo Alfaro, nuevo técnico del Pontevedra (Pablo Alfaro, new Pontevedra coach); Orgullo de Nervión, 26 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. Pablo Alfaro, punto final (Pablo Alfaro, full stop); Huelva Información, 18 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. "Pablo Alfaro toma las riendas del Leganés" [Pablo Alfaro takes the reins at Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  12. "El Lleida elimina al Leganés de la forma más cruel" [Lleida eliminate Leganés in the cruellest way] (in Spanish). Gol Digital. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  13. "Pablo Alfaro nuevo entrenador del Huesca" [Pablo Alfaro new manager of Huesca] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  14. "El Huesca ficha a Amaral, tras la destitución de Pablo Alfaro" [Huesca sign Amaral, following the dismissal of Pablo Alfaro] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  15. "Pablo Alfaro, nuevo entrenador del Marbella" [Pablo Alfaro, new manager of Marbella] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  16. "El Marbella destituye a Pablo Alfaro por los malos resultados" [Marbella dismiss Pablo Alfaro for poor results] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  17. "Pablo Alfaro es el nuevo entrenador del Mirandés" [Pablo Alfaro is the new manager of Mirandés] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  18. "Pablo Alfaro dirigirá al Club Deportivo Mirandés la próxima temporada" [Pablo Alfaro will lead Club Deportivo Mirandés next season] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  19. "El Extremadura está en la final" [Extremadura are in the final] (in Spanish). Hoy. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  20. "El Mirandés cesa a Pablo Alfaro" [Mirandés fire Pablo Alfaro] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  21. "Pablo Alfaro, nuevo entrenador de la UD Ibiza" [Pablo Alfaro, new manager of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). ABC. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  22. "Pablo Alfaro, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF" [Pablo Alfaro, new manager of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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