Carlos Gallardo (footballer)

Carlos Gallardo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Gallardo Nájera
Date of birth (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
Comunicaciones
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Jalapa 75 (2)
2008–2011 Comunicaciones 110 (4)
2011 USAC 18 (0)
2011–2013 Marquense 58 (2)
2013 Malacateco 22 (1)
2014 Coatepeque 23 (0)
2014–2016 Comunicaciones 60 (1)
2016–2019 Guastatoya 135 (3)
2019–2022 Municipal 85 (3)
2022–2023 Barberena 0 (0)
International career
2008–2020 Guatemala 69 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Eduardo Gallardo Nájera (born 8 April 1984) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

A tall defender, Gallardo played for Comunicaciones before joining Deportivo Jalapa in 2007. He returned to the Cremas for the 2008/2009 Apertura.

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in an April 2008 friendly match against Haiti. He has earned 11 caps at the start of February 2010, including 6 qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2008Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.13 June 2011Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Grenada4–04–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.11 October 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Belize1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.16 November 2019 Puerto Rico1–05–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

Honours

Jalapa
Comunicaciones
Guastatoya
Municipal

References

  1. ↑ Carlos GALLARDO – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "Carlos Gallardo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2019.