Carlos Verdejo

Carlos Enrique Verdejo Peralta (2 October 1934 – 24 January 2017) was a Chilean footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Carlos Verdejo

in Estadio 1956
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Enrique Verdejo Peralta
Date of birth	(1934-10-02)2 October 1934
Place of birth	Valparaíso, Chile
Date of death	24 January 2017(2017-01-24) (aged 82)
Place of death	Viña del Mar, Chile
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Deportivo Los Placeres
	Orompello
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1956	Everton
1957–1963	Deportes La Serena
1964	Palestino	34	(11)
1965	Santiago Wanderers	24	(10)
1967	Everton	18	(2)
International career
1957–1964	Chile	6	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Valparaíso, Chile, Verdejo was with local clubs Deportivo Los Placeres and Orompello as a youth player.^[2]

During his career, Verdejo played for Everton de Viña del Mar, Deportes La Serena, Palestino^[3] and Santiago Wanderers.^[4] He ended his career with Everton in 1967.^[5]

On 6 April 1965, Verdejo was one of the constituent footballers of SIFUP ^[es], the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Gustavo Cortés ^[es], Juan Toro, José Donoso ^[es], among others.^[6]

Personal life

Following his retirement, Verdejo settled in the United States.^[2]

Honours

Deportes La Serena

• Segunda División: 1957
• Copa Chile: 1960

Individual

• Campeonato Nacional (Chile) Top-Scorer: 1958