Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Gérard Alfaro Gonzáles | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Arema | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1999 | Sud América | 13 | (1) |
1997 | → Huracán Corrientes (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Deportivo Maldonado | 22 | (1) |
2003–2004 | PSM Makassar | 56 | (32) |
2005–2008 | Persik Kediri | 106 | (100) |
2009–2011 | Persib Bandung | 72 | (41) |
2011–2012 | Putra Samarinda | 32 | (18) |
2013– | Arema | 96 | (51) |
National team‡ | |||
1994–1996 | Uruguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Indonesia | 29 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2016 |
Cristian Gérard Alfaro Gonzáles (born 30 August 1976) is an Uruguayan-Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Arema FC. He has been 4 times Liga Indonesia top scorer and has scored 191 goals in the Liga Indonesia. In his early career he played along with Álvaro Recoba in the Uruguay U20. As of 3 November 2010, he officially holds an Indonesian passport and has become the first naturalized player to be called up to the Indonesian national football team.
In 1995, he joined the Uruguayan club Sud America. During the 28 months there, he played only once, scoring no goals.
He was loaned to Huracán Corrientes where he played three times without scoring a goal.
After being loaned to Huracán Corrientes, he went back to Sud America in the starting lineup. He played 12 times and scored one goal.
In 2000, on expiry of his contract, he moved to Deportivo Maldonado on a free transfer. He played 22 times and scored one goal.
He started playing in Indonesia in 2003, joining PSM Makassar. In that season he scored 27 goals. PSM won the Liga Indonesia in that season. He was fined Rp20 million for hitting one of the officials from Persita Tangerang and was suspended.
Free from suspension, he joined and led Persik Kediri to become champions of Liga Indonesia in 2006. In 2008, he was sentenced to suspension by the PSSI for unsportsmanlike behaviour. A financial crisis at Persik Kediri led Persik management to rationalize salaries. Gonzáles was one of the few players who was against the decision and looked for another club.