Félix Alberto Gallardo Mendoza (28 November 1940 – 19 January 2001) was a Peruvian
football
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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 ...
,
A.C. Milan
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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
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. He earned 37 caps and scored 11 goals for the
Peru national football team
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from 1963 to 1972, and played in the
1970 FIFA World Cup
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, where he scored 2 goals. He was also part of Peru's squad at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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.
After retiring as a player, Gallardo went on to become a manager, serving as head coach of
Bolognesi and
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 ...
.
Honours
Individual awards
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Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1961, 1962.
Participation in the World Cup
Notes
References
External links
*
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
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