Alejandro Camargo

Alejandro Camargo
	Camargo with Universidad de Concepción in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	12 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Guaymallén, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Coquimbo Unido
Number	8
Youth career
	Godoy Cruz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2012	Godoy Cruz
2011	Sarmiento
2012–2013	Gutiérrez [es]
2013–2014	Lota Schwager
2014–2015	Curicó Unido
2015–2020	Universidad de Concepción
2021	Deportes Melipilla
2022–2023	Cobresal
2024–	Coquimbo Unido
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo (born 12 June 1989) is an Argentine-Chilean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera División de Chile.

Career

He previously played for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.^[1]

His goal against O'Higgins was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award in 2017.^[2]

In 2021, he played for Deportes Melipilla in the Chilean top division.^[3] The next season, he switched to Cobresal in the same division.^[4]

He spent two seasons with Cobresal, becoming the runner-up in the 2023 Chilean Primera División.^[5] He switched to Coquimbo Unido for the 2024 season.^[6]

Personal life

He acquired the Chilean nationality by descent when he was a player of Lota Schwager, due to the fact that his mother, Jacqueline Cecilia, is Chilean. His maternal family comes from San Javier.^[7]

Honours

Sarmiento

Primera B Metropolitana: 2011–12

References

^ "A. Camargo". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ "FIFA Puskás Award 2017 Nominees". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ @cdmelipilla (9 March 2021). "Bienvenido a Los Potros" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Alejandro Camargo fue oficializado como nuevo jugador de Cobresal". OneFootball (in Spanish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ Vera, Pablo (12 December 2023). "Cobresal pierde a un referente y anuncia la salida de dos jugadores". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Con video de "Mi Pobre Angelito": Mira la notable presentación de Alejandro Camargo en Coquimbo Unido". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "El argentino-chileno que sueña con una oportunidad en la Roja" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

External links

Alejandro Camargo at Soccerway
Alejandro Camargo at BDFA (in Spanish)
Alejandro Camargo at PlaymakerStats.com

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[1] "A. Camargo". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[2] "FIFA Puskás Award 2017 Nominees". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[3] @cdmelipilla (9 March 2021). "Bienvenido a Los Potros" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Twitter.

[4] "Alejandro Camargo fue oficializado como nuevo jugador de Cobresal". OneFootball (in Spanish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[5] Vera, Pablo (12 December 2023). "Cobresal pierde a un referente y anuncia la salida de dos jugadores". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[6] "Con video de "Mi Pobre Angelito": Mira la notable presentación de Alejandro Camargo en Coquimbo Unido". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[7] "El argentino-chileno que sueña con una oportunidad en la Roja" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

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