Cifu (footballer, born 1980) explained

Cifu
Full Name:Daniel Cifuentes Alfaro
Birth Date:13 July 1980
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Height:1.71 m
Position:Right back
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Years1:2000–2001
Years2:2001–2003
Years3:2003–2004
Years4:2004–2005
Years5:2005–2007
Years6:2007
Years7:2007–2008
Years8:2009–2011
Years9:2011–2014
Years10:2015–2016
Years11:2016
Years12:2017
Years13:2018–2020
Years14:2020–
Clubs1:Real Madrid C
Clubs2:Zamora
Clubs3:Lanzarote
Clubs4:Eibar
Clubs5:Real Sociedad
Clubs6:Ponferradina (loan)
Clubs7:Valladolid
Clubs8:Cádiz
Clubs9:Recreativo
Clubs10:Lincoln Red Imps
Clubs11:Zamora
Clubs12:Mancha Real
Caps2:48
Caps3:34
Caps4:39
Caps5:14
Caps6:16
Caps7:9
Caps8:78
Caps9:76
Caps10:2
Caps11:5
Caps12:12
Caps13:52
Caps14:8
Totalcaps:385 -->
Goals2:5
Goals3:1
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Goals8:2
Goals9:1
Goals10:0
Goals11:0
Goals12:1
Goals13:9
Goals14:0
Totalgoals:21 -->
Nationalyears1:1998
Nationalteam1:Spain U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2017–2018
Managerclubs1:Equatorial Guinea (loc. assistant)
Club-Update:8 March 2020

Daniel Cifuentes Alfaro (born 13 July 1980), known as Cifu, is a Spanish footballer who plays for as a right back.

Club career

Cifu was born in Madrid. An unsuccessful graduate of Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to make his professional debut with Zamora CF, spending most of his early career in the Segunda División B.

In the 2005–06 season, Cifu joined Real Sociedad for 450.000,[1] making his La Liga debut on 21 September 2005 and playing the full 90 minutes in the 3–2 home win over Atlético Madrid.[2] Never an important element for the Basques he would be loaned, in January 2007, to Segunda División club SD Ponferradina, and he scored once for his new team, in a 3–3 away draw against UD Salamanca – who led 3–0 at the hour mark – on 1 April;[3] Ponferradina would be, however, relegated.

Cifu signed for Real Valladolid in August 2007.[4] After having featured in only nine matches throughout the campaign, he was released by mutual consent in October of the following year.[5]

In late January 2009, Cifu moved to Cádiz CF, being part of the squad that returned to the second tier after a one-year absence. In the following season he was an undisputed starter (34 games, 33 starts), but the Andalusians would be immediately relegated.[6]

On 21 July 2011, Cifu joined Recreativo de Huelva on a two-year deal.[7] He went on to spend three seasons in the second division with the club, scoring his only goal on 19 October 2013 to help the hosts recover from a three-goal disadvantage against CD Lugo to draw 3–3.[8]

Cifu retired in 2020 at the age of 40, following short spells with Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar Premier Division), Zamora,[9] Atlético Mancha Real and .[10] However, he joined on 25 September 2020.[11]

International career

On 31 December 2017, Cifu announced he would part of the technical staff of the Equatorial Guinea national team for local-based players soon to compete at the 2018 African Nations Championship.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://as.com/futbol/2005/07/01/mas_futbol/1120168821_850215.html Contrata al defensa del Eibar, Cifuentes (Cifuentes, Eibar defender hired)
  2. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2005/09/21/liga/1127337634.html La Real desintegra al Atlético (Real rip Atlético apart)
  3. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/416047.html Pierde Salamanca ventaja de tres goles; empata com Ponferradina (Salamanca lose three-goal advantage; draw with Ponferradina)
  4. http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/valladolid/es/desarrollo/1027521.html Cifuentes: "Espero demostrar en el campo que Mendilibar no se equivoca conmigo" (Cifuentes: "I hope to show on the pitch Mendilibar is not doing the wrong thing")
  5. http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/valladolid/es/desarrollo/1171995.html Cifuentes llega a un acuerdo para desvincularse del club" (Cifuentes reaches an agreement to be released from the club)
  6. http://www.lasprovincias.es/v/20100509/deportes/elche-cf/sueno-pasa-cadiz-20100509.html El sueño pasa por Cádiz (The dream visits Cádiz)
  7. http://huelva24.com/not/5346/el-recre-ficha-al-lateral-cifuentes El Recre ficha al lateral Cifuentes (Recre sign full-back Cifuentes)
  8. http://www.marca.com/2013/10/19/futbol/2adivision/1382207445.html El Decano salvó un punto tras remontar tres goles 'in extremis' (The Dean rescued one point after coming back from three goals 'in extremis')
  9. http://www.laopiniondezamora.es/zamora-cf/2016/04/28/zamora-cf-ficha-daniel-cifuentes/921585.html Daniel Cifuentes "Cifu" regresa al Zamora CF (Daniel Cifuentes "Cifu" returns to Zamora CF)
  10. https://www.marca.com/primera-plana/2019/03/24/5c8f78d3e5fdea424e8b45ca.html El fútbol es una familia (Football is a family)
  11. http://www.castillejaclubdefutbol.com/actualidad/dani-cifuentes-nuevo-fichaje-del-castilleja-cf/ Dani Cifuentes, nuevo fichaje del Castilleja CF
  12. http://www.diariodehuelva.es/2017/12/31/bodipo-recluta-recreativo/ Bodipo alista a otro carismático ex recreativista para Guinea Ecuatorial (Bodipo enlists another charismatic former recreativista for Equatorial Guinea)