Carlos Gajardo

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

Carlos Gajardo

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Gajardo Zúñiga
Date of birth	(1976-05-20) May 20, 1976 (age 48)
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
1996	→ Deportes Antofagasta (loan)
1997	→ Deportes Ovalle (loan)
2000	Arauco Tocopilla
2001–2002	Coquimbo Unido	48	(1)
2003	CSA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

External links

• Carlos Gajardo at SoccerStats.us
• Carlos Gajardo on Facebook