| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Gustavo Sarabia Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-01-05)January 5, 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago,Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Colo-Colo | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 2002–2005 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 80 | (27) |
| 2005 | Chiapas | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Palestino | 40 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Rangers | 20 | (1) |
| 2009 | Palestino | 10 | (1) |
| 2010 | Lota Schwager | 27 | (7) |
| 2011 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Chile U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Álvaro Gustavo Sarabia Navarro (born 5 January 1978) is aChilean formerfootballer.
His last club wasDeportes Puerto Montt, then member of thePrimera B de Chile
Sarabia joinedColo-Colo lower divisions at early age, being promoted to the first adult team in 1997. In 2000, he moved toArturo Fernández Vial of the Chilean second division.
In 2002, Sarabia signed forPuerto Montt, team of the Chilean Second Division in this time. He completed a good performance in the club, achieving the second division title, promoting to theChilean Primera División.
His Primera División debut with Puerto Montt came on 2 March 2003, in a 1–0 home win toPalestino, and scored his first goal in Primera on 27 April against his former clubColo-Colo, in a 1–1 draw. Other important goal of Sarabia in the team was against other biggest club of Chile:Universidad Católica once in a 1–1 draw. In the next season, Sarabia scored 9 goals in 31 appearances in all of the season.
Sarabia lived his best moment of his career in the season 2005, being the goalscorer of the team and of the tournament with 13 goals. After of his Puerto Montt performances, he was transferred to the Mexican clubChiapas.
In Jaguares de Chiapas, Sarabia only scored 1 goal in 12 appearances, returning to Chile to play withPalestino the Torneo de Apertura 2006. In his club debut againstCoquimbo Unido, he scored in the 3–1 victory to this club. However, he only scored 3 goals in 6 games, due to an injury that he suffered. In the Clausura, he did not play in all tournaments. In the next season, he played few games with the club, being transferred toRangers de Talca in 2008.
Sarabia represented Chile at under-20 level in the1997 South American Championship.[1]
Following his retirement, he made his home inDalcahue, Los Lagos Region, and has worked as a chauffeur.[2]