Alexander Obregón Explained

Álex Obregón
Fullname:Alexander Obregón Gamboa
Birth Date:11 December 1977
Birth Place:Cali, Colombia
Death Place:La Libertad, El Salvador
Position:Forward
Years1:1998
Years2:1999
Years3:2000
Years4:2001
Years5:2001
Years6:2002–2003
Years7:2003
Years8:2003–2005
Years9:2005
Years10:2006
Years11:2007
Years12:2008
Years13:2009
Clubs1:Giraldt F.C.
Clubs2:Seleccion Valle
Clubs3:Esc. de Futbol Sarmiento
Clubs4:América de Cali
Clubs5:Telecom
Clubs6:San Salvador FC
Clubs8:San Salvador FC
Clubs9:CD FAS
Clubs10:CD Luis Ángel Firpo
Clubs11:Independiente Nacional
Clubs12:Santa Tecla FC
Clubs13:Alba Acajutla
Caps7:9
Caps8:49
Goals7:2
Goals8:6
Goals9:4
Pcupdate:January 2008
Ntupdate:2008

Alexander Obregón Gamboa (11 December 1977 – 30 May 2009) was a Colombian footballer who played the majority of his career in El Salvador.

Club career

Obregón arrived in El Salvador in 2001 and joined Salvadoran second division side Telecom. He joined San Salvador F.C. the next season, helping them win the 2003 Clausura title.

He later played for Luis Ángel Firpo, Chalatenango and FAS, playing his final season of top division football with Independiente Nacional in 2007 after they were relegated. He played for the newly formed Santa Tecla team and finally joined former coach Rubén Alonso at Alba Acajutla.

Death

Obregón was involved in a fatal car crash in 2009, on the road to and just outside La Libertad. Former teammate and friend, Colombian player Christian Gil suffered severe injuries to the skull and thorax in the same accident.[1]

Honours

1

2003

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.laprensagrafica.com/futbol-nacional2/36852-fallecio-alex-obregon.html Falleció Alex Obregón