Ángel Alfaro Garión (7 March 1899 – unknown) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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for

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and

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Playing career

Born on 7 March 1899 in

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, Alfaro began playing football in his hometown club FC Barcelona in 1915, but he only played 3 friendly matches. He then played three seasons at RCD Espanyol, where he played 22 official matches. In the 1920–21 season he went to

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, where he was a player and promoter of the club

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. Alfaro played for FC Espanya between 1921 and 1923, a club that later became FC Gràcia. In June 1922, he was the

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of UD Girona in the inaugural match of the , scoring a consolation goal in a 2–5 loss to Barça. He then played at FC Martinenc between 1923 and 1925. The following years he played at

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(1925–27),

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(1927–28), Cartagena (1928–29), and

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(1929–30). The date of his death is unknown.

References

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