Luis Gallardo

Luis Miguel Gallardo Fuentes (born 27 June 1986 in Paso Canoas, Chiriquí) is a Panamanian footballer.

Luis Gallardo
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Gallardo Fuentes
Date of birth (1986-06-27) 27 June 1986
Place of birth Paso Canoas, Chiriquí, Panama
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
Pérez Zeledón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Pérez Zeledón 37 (8)
2005 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2006–2007 Pérez Zeledón 36 (11)
2008 Tacuarembó 10 (0)
2008–2009 UCR 39 (2)
2009 Atlético Chiriquí 14 (0)
2010 Herediano 12 (0)
2010–2011 Atlético Veragüense 7 (1)
National team‡
2005–2007 Panama 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 27, 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.

Club career

Born in a Panama-Costa Rica border town, Gallardo played in Costa Rica for Pérez Zeledón from 2001[1] before joining Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew in April 2005,[2] only to return to Pérez Zeledón after an unsuccessful spell. In February 2008 he made his debut for Uruguayan side Tacuarembó,[3] but he returned to Costa Rica once again to play for UCR in summer 2008.[4] A year later he moved across the border again after being snapped up by Atlético Chiriquí.[1]

In January 2010 he returned to Costa Rica to play for Herediano in the Costa Rican Primera División,[5] only to be released in April 2010.[6]

International career

Gallardo represented Panama at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.[7]

Gallardo has made four appearances for the senior Panama national football team. His debut was a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the United States on 12 October 2005[7] and his final game was a May 2007 friendly match against Colombia.

Personal life

Born to Maria Erenia[8] Fuentes and Jorge Gallardo, he has a sister named Georgina Vanessa Gallardo.

References
  1. Luis Gallardo, en espera de jugar al fútbol en otro país - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Columbus signs Luis Gallardo - ESPN
  3. Gallardo podría debutar mañana en Tacuarembó - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. La UCR, un equipo con bajas y en formación - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Luis Miguel Gallardo regresa al fútbol Tico - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  6. Gallardo quedó fuera del Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Luis Gallardo – FIFA competition record
  8. Gallardo espera brillar en la MLS - Panamá América (in Spanish)
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