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Alberto Armijo

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Alberto Armijo
Personal information
Full name Alberto Armijo Pujol
Date of birth (1926-09-27)27 September 1926
Place of birth Nicoya, Costa Rica
Date of death 9 August 2021(2021-08-09) (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

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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

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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

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Armijo also was a basketball player, playing for Seminario E. L. and Orión.[3]

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Figuras del ayer: Alberto Armijo Pujol - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b El "Gallego" Armijo - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Historial de Alberto "Gallego" Armijo". Diario Extra. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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