Alfredo Castro

Alfredo

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo da Silva Castro
Date of birth	(1962-10-05) 5 October 1962
Place of birth	Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	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

Alfredo da Silva Castro (born 5 October 1962), known simply as Alfredo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He played in 309 Primeira Liga games during 17 seasons, representing Rio Ave and Boavista.

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 for the latter for more than a Portuguese first division decade.

After his retirement in 1998, at nearly 36, Alfredo served as goalkeeping coach for his last club as it achieved its only national league conquest in 2001. During his playing spell with the Porto side he won four major titles in the 90s, two Portuguese Cups and as many domestic Supercups.

In the 2009–10 season, shortly after leaving Boavista, Alfredo returned to his first team Rio Ave, again being in charge of its goalkeepers. He also worked in that capacity with CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu in Romania.

International career

Alfredo earned three caps for Portugal during two years, and was in roster for the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament.

Honours

Boavista

• Taça de Portugal: 1991–92, 1996–97
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1992, 1997

External links

• Alfredo Castro at footballzz.co.uk
• Alfredo Castro profile at ForaDeJogo
• Alfredo Castro at National-Football-Teams.com