Alfredo Sánchez Benito (born 3 December 1972) is a Spanish retired
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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, and is the assistant manager of
Córdoba CF
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.
Over ten seasons, he amassed
Segunda División
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totals of 314 matches and 24 goals, with
Leganés
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,
Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...
(which he also represented in
La Liga
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) and
Elche
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. Starting in
1993–94, he played his first seven seasons as a professional in
Segunda División
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, with hometown club
CD Leganés
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and
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...
: in
the last one he appeared in 37 games and scored four goals, to help the latter return to
La Liga
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after an absence of six years.
Subsequently, Alfredo competed with the
Navarre
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se in the top level, his best year being
2002–03 – 31 matches, 21 starts, 1,910 minutes of action. Released in the summer of 2004, he then was an undisputed starter during three second level campaigns with
Elche CF
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, and he retired at the end of
2007–08 (aged nearly 36) in
Segunda División B
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, where he represented
Benidorm CF
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.
Immediately after retiring, Alfredo re-joined Osasuna, going on to act as assistant coach for several managers. In between those spells, he acted as match
scout
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at
Atlético Madrid
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.
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Alfredo
1972 births
Living people
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish footballers
Association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
CD Leganés B players
CD Leganés players
CA Osasuna players
Elche CF players
Benidorm CF footballers