ARGENTINIAN HOPEFUL FOR ARMENIAN NATIONAL SQUARD COACH TO VISIT ARMENIA ON DECEMBER
21:44, 25 November, 2013
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. The Argentinean coach Gustavo Alfaro
who is one of the candidates of becoming the head of the National
team of Armenia will arrive in Yerevan in December.
The President of the Football Federation of Armenia Ruben Hayrapetyan
stated it at the interview with “Time” news program of “Armenia”
TV. “He was the first to ask us what task he will come across. We
noted, in our turn, that the first task for the team is obtaining
a referral to Euro 2016.” Ruben Hayrapetyan saied as reported by
“Armenpress”. At the same time the President of the Football Federation
of Armenia informed that the search for the coach of the National
team of Armenia is ongoing, they carry out negotiations with around
10 coaches.
Gustavo Julio Alfaro (born 14 August 1962) manages Arsenal de Sarandí.
Alfaro had a short career as a footballer, he was captain of the
Atletico de Rafaela with which he won promotion to the Argentine
Primera Division in 1989. Alfaro retired from football in 1992 to
concentrate on his coaching career. He won his first league title
with Arsenal de Sarandí in the 2012 Clausura. Alfaro started his
career as manager working for Atletico de Rafaela and Patronato de
Parana in the early 1990s. He then had his first spell as manager of
Quilmes and a second spell at Atletico de Rafaela. In 2001, Alfaro
became the manager of Olimpo and led them to the Primera B Nacional
Apertura 2001 championship and promotion to the Primera. In 2003,
Alfaro led Quilmes to promotion. He stayed to manage the team for the
following season(2003-04), achieving a 4th and a 6th place finish which
earned them qualification for the 2005 Copa Libertadores and 2004 Copa
Sudamericana tournaments. Alfaro then had relatively unsuccessful
spell in San Lorenzo, before joining Arsenal de Sarandí in late
2006. Alfaro helped Arsenal to two 5th place finishes, allowing
the club to qualify for the Copa Libertadores for the first time
in their history. They also earned qualification for the 2007 Copa
Sudamericana, where they beat Argentine champions San Lorenzo in the
qualifying round to earn a place in the round of 16. In that stage,
they faced Brazilian team Goias Arsenal won 3-2 in Brazil and recorded
a 1-1 draw in the second leg to win the tie 4-3 on aggregate, their
official first victory over foreign opposition. Arsenal eventually
reached the final of the competition, leaving a wake of sacked managers
in their wake, including Daniel Passarella, who resigned from River
Plate after their defeat by Arsenal in the semi-finals. In the final
of the competition, Arsenal drew 4-4 with Mexican America, winning the
title on the Away goals rule. This was the first major championship
in the history of Arsenal de Sarandí and also Alfaro’s first major
title. In the end of the 2007-08, season he was replaced by Daniel
Garnero as manager of Arsenal. In October 2008, he was named as the
manager of Rosario Central. At 2009 he went to Saudi Arabia to work
in Al-Ahli (Jeddah), he came with high expectations from the fans. he
stayed as the coach for 4 months, then on 20 of November he resigned
for personal reasons. On 17 May 2010 Arsenal de Sarandí confirmed
that the new manager for next season would be Alfaro, who arrived
along assistant coaches Sergio Chiarelli, Carlos Gonzalez and Claudio
Cristofanelli. On June 24, 2012 he won with Arsenal the first league
title of the club’s history and Alfaro’s first league title.
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