Álvaro Misael Alfaro (born January 6, 1971 in El Salvador) is a Salvadoran football player, who currently plays for Atletico Balboa.

Debut

Alvaro Misael Alfaro made his professional debut for C.D. Luis Angel Firpo in 1995 and was soon promoted to starting goalie, he had very successful time with Luis Angel Firpo winning 4 titles (1997-98, 1999 Clausura, and 2000 Clausura) and earning his first international cap for the El Salvador.

Internatioonal career

Alvaro Misael Alfaro has been the most consistent player for El Salvador during the 90's and early 2000. Misael Alfaro has competed in 3 Gold Cup (1996,2000,2002) and 4 UNCAF Nations Cup. Misael Alfaro played in two world cup campaign both were unsuccessful failing to progress to final group stages. Alvaro Misael Alfaro announced his retirement from the international game 2006, after learning off problems with his heart. In his last game El Salvador lost to Panama 3:0 away, which inadvertly eliminated El Salvador from 2006 world cup.

Goalkeeping Scoring Record

Alvaro Misael Alfaro was placed number 7 as one of the World's Most Successful Goalscoring Goalkeepers Of All Time with 31 goals.

Honours

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1993-1994	Alianza F.C.	Primera División
1997-1998	C.D. Luis Angel Firpo	Primera División
1999 Clausura	C.D. Luis Angel Firpo	Primera División
2000 Clausura	C.D. Luis Angel Firpo	Primera División
2003 Clausura	San Salvador F.C.	Primera División
2007 Clasura	A.D. Isidro Metapan	Primera División

External links

• http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/03/deportes/dep2.asp
• http://www.isidrometapan.com/
• http://www.iffhs.de/?b4a390f03be4ac07cda15b45fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aee0a (goalscoring record)
• http://elgrafico.com/index.php?jgd=268 (player information)
• http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=161759/index.html