Luis Fajardo (footballer)

Luis Fajardo
Personal information
Full name Luis Alfonso Fajardo Posada
Date of birth (1963-06-18) 18 June 1963
Place of birth Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1983 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1992 Atlético Nacional 169 (14)
1993 Atlético Huila 36 (2)
1994–1995 Independiente Medellín 23 (0)
Total 228 (16)
International career
1989–1990 Colombia 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Alfonso "El Bendito" Fajardo Posada (born 18 June 1963) is a retired Colombian footballer. He was chosen to play for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy by his former Atlético Nacional manager Francisco Maturana.[1] He's now a chairman of Deportivo Rionegro, a second division Colombian team.

Career

Fajardo played club football for Atlético Nacional, Independiente Medellín and Envigado Fútbol Club before retiring in 1996. He won the Colombian league with Nacional in 1991.[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 198960
199091
Total151
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score Fajardo indicates score after each Stewart goal.
List of international goals scored by Luis Fajardo[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 January 2005 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  United States 1–1 1–1 (9–8 p) 1990 Marlboro Cup

References

  1. ↑ Luis Fajardo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "Fajardo dice adiós" [Fajardo says goodbye] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 28 December 1996.
  3. 1 2 "Luis Fajardo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 August 2026.


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