Roberto Farfán
Peruvian footballer (born 1973)
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Roberto Carlos Farfán Quispe (born 16 December 1973) is a Peruvian former footballer who last played as a striker for Atlético Torino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Carlos Farfán Quispe | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1996 | Deportivo Municipal | 26 | (15) |
| 1997–1998 | Universitario | 59 | (26) |
| 1999 | PAE Veria | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | Universitario | 24 | (7) |
| 2000–2002 | Alianza Lima | 61 | (23) |
| 2003 | Unión Huaral | 6 | (2) |
| 2003 | Sport Boys | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Universitario | 27 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Deportivo Municipal | 16 | (4) |
| 2007 | Alianza Atlético | 16 | (3) |
| 2008 | Total Clean | ||
| 2008–2009 | Alianza Atlético | 31 | (4) |
| 2010 | Cobresol | ||
| 2011 | Atlético Torino | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Peru | 9 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicknamed La Foca (the seal), he is the uncle of Jefferson Farfán.[2][3]
Career
Club career
Roberto Farfán is one of the players who won league titles with both Universitario de Deportes and Alianza Lima, the two major rivals in Peruvian football. He was a Peruvian champion in 1998 and 1999 with the former and in 2001 with the latter.
In 1999, he moved to PAE Veria in Greece, his only experience outside of Peru.
He also had the opportunity to distinguish himself in the 2nd division with Deportivo Municipal, Total Clean and Cobresol, winning the second division championship with these three clubs in 2006, 2008 and 2010, respectively.
International career
Peruvian international Roberto Farfán earned nine caps between 1996 and 1998.[4] He scored his first goal on his debut in a friendly match against Armenia on 20 June 1996 (a 4–0 victory). He scored two more goals for his national team.
