Alberto Armijo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Armijo Pujol | ||
Date of birth | September 27, 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Nicoya, 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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2015 |
Template:Spanish name 2 Alberto Armijo Pujol (born 27 April 1926) is a retired 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 is married and has 4 children. After his football career he worked at the Banco Nacional and Banco Central de Costa Rica.[1]
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)
External links
- Alberto Armijo Pujol (Bio) - Nación (in Spanish)
- Alberto Armijo Pujol (GALLEGO) - Salon de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense (Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame)
- 1926 births
- Living people
- People from Guanacaste Province
- Association football forwards
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica 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
- Costa Rican football biography stubs