Alberto Armijo

Alberto Armijo Pujol (born 27 April 1926) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.

Alberto Armijo
Personal information
Full name Alberto Armijo Pujol
Date of birth (1926-09-27) September 27, 1926
Place of birth Nicoya, Costa Rica
Playing 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
National team‡
1948–1960 Costa Rica 16 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 April 2015
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Armijo and the second or maternal family name is Pujol.

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
  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)
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