Alberto Armijo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Armijo Pujol | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 2021 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1937–1939 | Saprissa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944 | Orión | ||
| 1945–1951 | UCR | ||
| Gimnástica Española | |||
| La Libertad | |||
| –1962 | Cartaginés | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1948–1960 | Costa Rica | 16 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2015 | |||
Alberto Armijo Pujol (27 September 1926 – 9 August 2021) was a Costa Rican football striker.
Club career
Nicknamed El Gallego, Armijo was born in Nicoya, Guanacaste Province, but moved to San José when he was young and played in the junior leagues with Saprissa.[1] He made his senior debut for Orión and was the league's top goalscorer twice, in 1950 with 25 goals for Universidad and in 1961 with 16 goals for Cartaginés.[2]
International career
He also played for Costa Rica at three CCCF Championships, the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 1951 Pan American Games.[1] He earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 6 goals.[3]
Basketball
Armijo also was a basketball player, playing for Seminario E. L. and Orión.[3]
Personal life
Armijo was married and had 4 children. After his football career he worked at the Banco Nacional and Banco Central de Costa Rica.[1]
He died on 9 August 2021, aged 94.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Figuras del ayer: Alberto Armijo Pujol - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ a b El "Gallego" Armijo - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Historial de Alberto "Gallego" Armijo". Diario Extra. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
- Alberto Armijo Pujol (Bio) - Nación (in Spanish)
- Alberto Armijo Pujol (GALLEGO) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - Salon de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense (Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame)
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- 1926 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Guanacaste Province
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- La U Universitarios footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Liga FPD players
- Costa Rican men's basketball players
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Costa Rica
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Footballers at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Costa Rican football biography stubs