Alberto Armijo

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Armijo and the second or maternal family name is Pujol.

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

1. 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. El "Gallego" Armijo - Nación (in Spanish)
4. "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)