Carlos Alejandro Alfaro Moreno (born 18 October 1964 in

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) is an

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former

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who played as a striker. He played club football in Argentina,

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and

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as well as representing the

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Club career

Alfaro Moreno started his career in 1983 with

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, in 1988 he moved to

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where he played an important part in their championship winning campaign in 1988–89. He was awarded the 1989

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.RSSSF player of the year Argentina
/ref> In 1991 Alfaro Moreno moved to

to play for

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his time with the club was unsuccessful and he moved to

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also of

. In 1993, he returned to Independiente, before moving on to join

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. Alfaro Moreno helped the club to win the Ecuadorian championship in 1995 and in 1997. Part way through the 1997 season Alfaro Moreno was sold to

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team

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, he then had a spell with Atlante before returning to Barcelona. In 2000 Alfaro Moreno returned to Argentina to play for

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

but he only stayed for the Apertura 2000 tournament before returning to Barcelona for a third spell with the club before his retirement in 2002.

International career

Between 1989 and 1991 Alfaro Moreno played 11 games for the

scoring 2 goals.

After football

After retirement Alfaro Moreno has gone into coaching and youth development, running his own soccer school in

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called the ''Academia de Fútbol'' Alfaro Moreno.

Honours

; Independiente *

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: 1988–89 ;

* Ecuadorian championship: 1995, 1997

External links

http://www.alfaromoreno.com/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alfaro Moreno, Carlos 1964 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1989 Copa América players Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Platense footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Palamós CF footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Club América footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Barcelona S.C. managers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers