Luis Alfonso "El Bendito" Fajardo Posada (born 18 June 1963) is a retired Colombian

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. He was chosen to play for

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in the

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in Italy by his former Atlético Nacional manager Francisco Maturana. He's now a chairman of

Deportivo Rionegro Leones F.C., also known as Itagüí Leones, is a professional Colombian football team based in Itagüí playing in the Categoría Primera B starting from 2019. They play their home games at the Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí. History ...

, a second division Colombian team.

Career

Fajardo played club football for Atlético Nacional,

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...

and

Envigado Fútbol Club Envigado Fútbol Club () is a Colombian professional football team based in Envigado, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur. The club is renowned for the quality of its yout ...

before retiring in 1996. He won the Colombian league with Nacional in 1991.

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* 1963 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombia international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Categoría Primera A players Atlético Nacional footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Envigado F.C. players Association football midfielders Footballers from Medellín {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub