José Ciprián Alfonso Pita (born 28 March 1984) is a Cuban international

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who plays as a

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for Cuban club

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Club career

Born in

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, Pinar del Río Province, Alfonso played the majority of his career for local team

International

He made his debut for Cuba in a

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match against

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. He scored his first international goal against the United States in his second international appearance. His final international match was a November 2014 Caribbean Cup match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.''

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* 1984 births Living people Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Pinar del Río players FC Ciudad de La Habana players FC Isla de La Juventud players FC Santiago de Cuba players FC Artemisa players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub