Luis Fajardo (footballer)

For other people named Luis Fajardo, see Luis Fajardo (disambiguation).

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fajardo and the second or maternal family name is Posada.

Luis Fajardo

Fajardo in 1990
Personal information
Full name	Luis Alfonso Fajardo Posada
Date of birth	(1963-06-18) 18 June 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	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

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]