Alfredo Castro (footballer)
Portuguese footballer (born 1962)
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Alfredo da Silva Castro (born 5 October 1962), known simply as Alfredo, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo da Silva Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Rio Ave | 56 | (0) |
| 1984–1998 | Boavista | 253 | (0) |
| Total | 309 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared in 309 Primeira Liga matches over 17 seasons, representing Rio Ave and Boavista.[1]
Club career
Alfredo was born in Vila do Conde. After emerging through the youth system of hometown's Rio Ave F.C. he went on to represent Boavista FC, being an undisputed starter at the latter for more than a Primeira Liga decade.[2]
Following his retirement in 1998 aged 35, Alfredo served as goalkeeping coach for his last club as it won its only national championship in the 2000–01 season.[3] During his playing spell with the Porto side he added four other major titles in the 90s, two Taça de Portugal and as many Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[4]
In the 2009–10 campaign, shortly after leaving Boavista, Alfredo returned to his first team Rio Ave, again being in charge of their goalkeepers. He also worked in that capacity with CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu from Romania.[5]
International career
Alfredo earned three caps for Portugal in two years,[6] and was in roster for the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament.[7]
Honours
Boavista
- Taça de Portugal: 1991–92, 1996–97[4]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1992, 1997[8]
