His debut will be in October, against the Argentina team.
The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) formalized the hiring of Argentine Gustavo Alfaro as coach of the senior team. The technical director comes to work with a view to the South American qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Francisco Egas, president of the Ecuadorian Football Federation announced the hiring and mentioned:
“You can see all the predisposition that Alfaro has for directing the Ecuadorian team,” accepting all the points raised by the board … The contract is around $ 1.6 million with Alfaro’s coaching staff, “Egas declared.
About the arrival of the Argentine DT, the president of the FEF referred:
“We are looking for the best way to bring it due to the flights that are complicated, due to the pandemic that Argentina is experiencing, hopefully it will be there next week,” said Egas.
Trajectory of the new coach of the “Tri”
Gustavo Alfaro, 58, began his career as a technical director in 1992, at the age of 30. From 1992 to 1995 he directed Atlético Rafaela, the club where he ended his career as a professional player.
He has directed to:
Quilmes
Patronage
Belgrano of Córdoba
Olympus
San Lorenzo
Rosario Central
Arsenal de Sarandí 2006-2008
Al-Ahlí from Saudi Arabia in 2009
Arsenal de Sarandí between 2010 and 2014
Tiger 2014-2015
Gymnastics of La Plata 2016-2017
Hurricane 2017-2018
Boca JuniorsChampionships
In 2007 he won the South American Cup title with Arsenal de Sarandí.
Clausura Tournament and Super Cup in 2012 with Arsenal de Sarandí.
Argentine Cup in 2013 with Arsenal de Sarandí.
Argentine Super Cup in 2019 with Boca Juniors.Alfaro will have his first experience directing a national team, in 2019 the Argentine DT defeated Liga de Quito with Boca Juniors by 0-3 in Quito, for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Playing style
Arm your teams from back to front, emphasize defensive play to aim for the counterattack using fast players.
Regarding the scheme, Alfaro uses 4-4-1-1 or 4-5-1, exploiting the midfield more to cut the opponent’s game and counterattack.
Debut
The brand new technical director of the Ecuadorian soccer team will face on October 8 nothing more and nothing less than the Argentine team, in the Bombonera, his last home.
Later they will receive Uruguay on October 13 in Quito, all this for the South American qualifiers towards Qatar 2022.
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