Luis Miguel Gallardo Fuentes (born 27 June 1986 in

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, Chiriquí) is a

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Club career

Born in a Panama-Costa Rica border town, Gallardo played in Costa Rica for Pérez Zeledón from 2001Luis Gallardo, en espera de jugar al fútbol en otro país
- La Prensa before joining

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in April 2005, only to return to Pérez Zeledón after an unsuccessful spell. In February 2008 he made his debut for Uruguayan side

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, but he returned to Costa Rica once again to play for UCR in summer 2008. A year later he moved across the border again after being snapped up by

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. In January 2010 he returned to Costa Rica to play for

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in the Costa Rican

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, only to be released in April 2010.

International career

Gallardo represented Panama at the

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in the Netherlands. Gallardo has made four appearances for the senior

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. His debut was a

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qualifying match against the United States on 12 October 2005 and his final game was a May 2007

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against

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Personal life

Born to Maria EreniaGallardo espera brillar en la MLS
- Panamá América Fuentes and Jorge Gallardo, he has a sister named Georgina Vanessa Gallardo.

References

External links

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1986 births Living people People from Barú District, Chiriquí Men's association football midfielders Panamanian men's footballers Panama men's international footballers A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Columbus Crew players Tacuarembó F.C. players La U Universitarios footballers Atlético Chiriquí players C.S. Herediano footballers Atlético Veragüense players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay {{Panama-footy-bio-stub