Alexander Obregón Gamboa (11 December 1977 – 30 May 2009) was a Colombian footballer who played the majority of his career in El Salvador.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Obregón Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-12-11)11 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 2009(2009-05-30) (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | La Libertad, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Giraldt F.C. | ||
| 1999 | Seleccion Valle | ||
| 2000 | Esc. de Futbol Sarmiento | ||
| 2001 | América de Cali | ||
| 2001 | Telecom | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Salvador FC | ||
| 2003 | CD Chalatenango | 9 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | San Salvador FC | 49 | (6) |
| 2005 | CD FAS | (4) | |
| 2006 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2007 | Independiente Nacional | ||
| 2008 | Santa Tecla FC | ||
| 2009 | Alba Acajutla | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2008 | |||
Obregón arrived in El Salvador in 2001 and joined Salvadoran second division side Telecom. He joined San Salvador F.C. the next season, helping them win the 2003 Clausura title.
He later played for Luis Ángel Firpo, Chalatenango and FAS, playing his final season of top division football with Independiente Nacional in 2007 after they were relegated. He played for the newly formed Santa Tecla team and finally joined former coach Rubén Alonso at Alba Acajutla.
Obregón was involved in a fatal car crash in 2009, on the road to and just outside La Libertad. Former teammate and friend, Colombian player Christian Gil suffered severe injuries to the skull and thorax in the same accident.[1]