Alberto Armijo

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|fullname = Alberto Armijo Pujol

|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|9|27}}

|birth_place = Nicoya, Costa Rica

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|08|09|1926|09|27}}

|death_place = San Jose, Costa Rica

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|position = Striker

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|youthyears1= 1937–1939

|youthclubs1= Saprissa

|years1= 1944 |clubs1= Orión |caps1 = | goals1 =

|years2= 1945–1951 |clubs2= UCR |caps2 = | goals2 =

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|years4= |clubs4= La Libertad |caps4 = | goals4 =

|years5= –1962 |clubs5= Cartaginés |caps5 = | goals5 =

|nationalyears1= 1948–1960

|nationalteam1= Costa Rica

|nationalcaps1= 16 | nationalgoals1 = 6

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Alberto Armijo Pujol{{family name footnote|Armijo|Pujol|lang=Spanish}} (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. 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.[http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:goleadores-de-campeonato-nacional&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34 Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926143234/http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:goleadores-de-campeonato-nacional&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34 |date=26 September 2017 }} - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}

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. He earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 6 goals.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/agosto/25/deportes14.html El "Gallego" Armijo] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

Basketball

Armijo also was a basketball player, playing for Seminario E. L. and Orión.

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.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/septiembre/29/deportes19.html Figuras del ayer: Alberto Armijo Pujol] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

He died on 9 August 2021, aged 94.{{cite news |title=Historial de Alberto "Gallego" Armijo |url=https://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/detalle/457306/historial-de-alberto-gallego-armijo |access-date=19 September 2022 |work=Diario Extra |date=14 August 2021}}

Notes

References

External links

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[http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/1999/junio/21/cul4.html Alberto Armijo Pujol (Bio)] - Nación {{in lang|es}}
{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306011159/http://www.salfadeco.or.cr/main.php?accion=un_deportista&el_miembro=65 |title=Alberto Armijo Pujol (GALLEGO) - Salon de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense (Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame) |date=6 March 2016 }} {{in lang|es}}

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Category:1926 births

Category:2021 deaths

Category:Footballers from Guanacaste Province

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Costa Rican men's footballers

Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers