Alejandro Camargo

Alejandro Camargo
	Camargo with Universidad de Concepción in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	12 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Guaymallén, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Coquimbo Unido
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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

^ "A. Camargo". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
^ "FIFA Puskás Award 2017 Nominees". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ @cdmelipilla (March 10, 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[edit]

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 October 15, 2013.

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

[3] @cdmelipilla (March 10, 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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