Alberto Armijo
Personal information | |||
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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) |
*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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Armijo also was a basketball player, playing for Seminario E. L. and Orión.[3]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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)