FC Pune City made their first foreign signing with Emiliano Alfaro
Indian Super League club FC Pune City have started plotting
their plans to win the 2017 edition of the ISL, announcing their first foreign
acquisition of the season in the form of Uruguayan Emiliano Alfaro. He
plies his trade as a striker and has previously played for prestigious clubs in
Italy, UAE and also has experience playing in the Indian Super League with
North East United FC last season. He scored 5 goals in his 13 appearances with
the Guwahati-based club during the previous edition.
FC Pune City CEO Gaurav Modwel sounded upbeat with Alfaro’s
addition to his side. “Alfaro is a forward with a penchant for finding back of
the net. He is adept to lead line of attack for the team and his game awareness
is something that we were very impressed with. I wish him all the best for his
new stint and welcome him to FC Pune City.”
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FC Pune City has retained the head coach Antonio Habas, said,
“Alfaro is a complete player who we feel is right suited the style of football
which we at FC Pune City likes to play, i.e. attacking brand. He is very smart
in making attacking moves and is also solid in defence when needed and am sure
that’s going to be an asset to the team.”
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Alfaro was also over the moon after signing for the Pune-based
franchise. "It was a good season in ISL last year and its time for me to
find a new challenge. FC Pune City has good plans in place and I hope my stint
with them is fruitful and I can make an indelible impression on the fans,
especially the Orange Army."
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