Luis Gallardo | |
Fullname: | Luis Miguel Gallardo Fuentes |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1986 |
Birth Place: | Paso Canoas, Chiriquí, Panama |
Position: | Winger, attacking midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Pérez Zeledón |
Years1: | 2001–2005 |
Caps1: | 37 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 2005 |
Clubs2: | Columbus Crew |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2006–2007 |
Caps3: | 36 |
Goals3: | 11 |
Years4: | 2008 |
Clubs4: | Tacuarembó |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2008–2009 |
Caps5: | 39 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2009 |
Clubs6: | Atlético Chiriquí |
Caps6: | 14 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2010 |
Clubs7: | Herediano |
Caps7: | 12 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs8: | Atlético Veragüense |
Caps8: | 7 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2005–2007 |
Nationalteam1: | Panama |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | March 27, 2009 |
Luis Miguel Gallardo Fuentes (born 27 June 1986) is a Panamanian footballer.
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]
Gallardo represented Panama at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.
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 and his final game was a May 2007 friendly match against Colombia.
Born to Maria Erenia[7] Fuentes and Jorge Gallardo, he has a sister named Georgina Vanessa Gallardo.