Félix Alberto Gallardo Mendoza (28 November 1940 – 19 January 2001) was a Peruvian

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player and manager.

Career

During his club career, Gallardo played for

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

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Cagliari Calcio Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (), is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. In the 2022-23 season, they compete in Serie B. As of 2021–22, the team is temporarily playing their home games at the 16,416-seat ...

and

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

. He earned 37 caps and scored 11 goals for the

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from 1963 to 1972, and played in the

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, where he scored 2 goals. He was also part of Peru's squad at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. After retiring as a player, Gallardo went on to become a manager, serving as head coach of Bolognesi and

Honours

Individual awards

* Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1961, 1962.

Participation in the World Cup

Notes

References

External links

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Alberto Gallardo
at Peru.com 1940 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Lima Association football wingers Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Peru 1970 FIFA World Cup players Sporting Cristal footballers A.C. Milan players Cagliari Calcio players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Peruvian football managers Sporting Cristal managers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Italy Peruvian Primera División players Serie A players Peruvian expatriate footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Mariscal Sucre players Coronel Bolognesi managers {{peru-footy-bio-stub