Carlos Gajardo

Carlos Alberto Gajardo Zúñiga (born 20 May 1976) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Brazil.

Carlos Gajardo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Gajardo Zúñiga
Date of birth (1976-05-20) May 20, 1976
Place of birth Tocopilla, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Right-back
Youth career
Escuela Codelco
Tocopilla (city team)
1994–1996 Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Cobreloa
1996Deportes Antofagasta (loan)
1997Deportes Ovalle (loan)
2000 Arauco Tocopilla
2001–2002 Coquimbo Unido 48 (1)
2003 CSA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Tocopilla, Chile, Gajardo was with Escuela de Deportes Codelco and took part of Tocopilla city team[1] as a youth player, before joining Cobreloa youth system in 1994. Next he had stints on loan at Deportes Antofagasta, where he played as a right-back, and Deportes Ovalle in 1996 and 1997, respectively.[2]

He left the football activity for two years (1998–99) due to a knee injury.[2] After playing for Club Deportivo Arauco from Tocopilla in 2000,[3] he spent two seasons with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean top division,[4][5] making forty eight appearances and scoring one goal.[6][7][8]

In 2003, he moved to Brazil alongside his fellow footballer Axel Ahumada and joined Centro Sportivo Alagoano.[2]

Post-retirement

Gajardo went on playing football at amateur level, taking part of Mini Mundial,[9] a traditional championship in his city of birth.[10] In addition, he has supported football activities for children in the same city.[11]

He also has been involved in fishing as a seashore harvester.[12]

References

  1. (Figueroa Alfaro, Alfredo) SELECCION TOCOPILLA SUB 15 on Facebook (in Spanish). 11 April 2011. Retrieved 6 Feberuary 2023.
  2. "Tocopillano jugará en la tierra del rey Pelé" (JPG). La Estrella de Tocopilla (in Spanish). Tocopilla, Chile. 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. (Club Arauco Tocopilla) Un lindo recuerdo a los Araucanos! on Facebook (in Spanish). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 Feberuary 2023.
  4. "COLO-COLO 1:2 COQUIMBO UNIDO LIGUILLA PRE-SUDAMERICANA 2002". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. "La UC se trajó un punto de Coquimbo". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. "Coquimbo 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. "Coquimbo 2002 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. "Coquimbo 2002 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. Cangana, Javier Andrónico (July 2020). "Programa online difunde el fútbol e historia del puerto" (JPG). La Estrella de Tocopilla (in Spanish). Tocopilla, Chile: Felipe de la Fuente. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  10. "COMENZÓ EL MINI MUNDIAL EN TOCOPILLA". www.region2.cl (in Spanish). 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  11. Mamani Prado, Pablo (10 June 2020). "Llaman a pequeños a participar en el "Desafío Extraescolar"". www.litoralpress.cl (in Spanish). La Estrella de Tocopilla. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. "Resolución Exenta N° 11959" (PDF). www.sernapesca.cl (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 26 December 2016. pp. 1, 64, 342. Retrieved 6 February 2023.


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