Benjamín Galindo
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Full name | Benjamín Galindo Marentes | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 December 1960 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tierra Blanca, Zacatecas, Mexico | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1979–1986 | Tampico Madero | 205 | (26) | ||||||||||
1986–1994 | Guadalajara | 271 | (84) | ||||||||||
1994–1997 | Santos Laguna | 101 | (24) | ||||||||||
1997–1999 | Cruz Azul | 72 | (19) | ||||||||||
1999 | Pachuca | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||
2000–2001 | Guadalajara | 34 | (7) | ||||||||||
Total | 703 | (163) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1983–1997 | Mexico | 65 | (28) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||
2006 | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Cruz Azul (assistant) | ||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Atlas | ||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||
2013 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||
2016 | Corinthians FC of San Antonio | ||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Santos Laguna (assistant) | ||||||||||||
2018– | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Benjamín Galindo Marentes (born December 11, 1960 in Tierra Blanca, Zacatecas), nicknamed El Maestro (The Master), is a Mexican professional former footballer. He participated with the national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. On May 28, 2020, he suffered a brain stroke while in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Playing career[]
International[]
Galindo made 65 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1983 to 1997.[1]
Coaching career[]
Galindo was the former coach (director tecnico) of the powerhouse Mexican association football club, CD Guadalajara, until he was replaced in the 2005 season. He was also the coach of Santos Laguna but was once again replaced due to poor results.
Galindo was the coach of Cruz Azul until he was replaced with Enrique Meza. He then moved to Club Atlas. Benjamin Galindo for the first time was champion as coach with Club Santos Laguna in the Clausura 2012.
On 18 August 2013, Galindo was sacked by CD Guadalajara. [2]
In January 2016, Galindo was hired as the head coach for Corinthians FC of San Antonio[3]
On November 13, 2018, Galindo was announced as the assistant manager under Matias Almeyda's staff at San Jose Earthquakes.
Career statistics[]
International goals[]
№ | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | January 13, 1987 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, United States | El Salvador | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2. | April 28, 1987 | Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico | Bahamas | 2–0 | 13–0 | |
3. | 6–0 | |||||
4. | 13–0 | |||||
5. | March 17, 1987 | Estadio León, Leon, Mexico | China PR | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
6. | May 17, 1987 | Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico | Bermuda | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
7. | 6–0 | |||||
8. | July 31, 1987 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, United States | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
9. | December 2, 1987 | Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, California, United States | Guyana | 4–0 | 9–0 | |
10. | 6–0 | |||||
11. | June 28, 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, United States | Jamaica | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
12. | 3–1 | |||||
13. | June 30, 1991 | Canada | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
14. | July 7, 1991 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
15. | February 10, 1993 | Estadio Universitario (UANL), Monterrey, Mexico | Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
16. | July 4, 1993 | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1993 Copa America Final |
17. | October 6, 1993 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | South Africa | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
18. | 4–0 | |||||
19. | October 20, 1993 | San Diego Stadium, San Diego, United States | Ukraine | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
20. | December 14, 1994 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Hungary | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
21. | October 30, 1996 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
22. | 2–0 | |||||
23. | November 6, 1996 | Honduras | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
24. | March 2, 1997 | Canada | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
25. | April 13, 1997 | Jamaica | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
26. | October 5, 1997 | El Salvador | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
27. | 3–0 | |||||
28. | November 9, 1997 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Honours[]
Player[]
- Guadalajara
- Santos Laguna
- Cruz Azul
- Pachuca
Manager[]
- Santos Laguna
- Individual
- Mexican Primera División Best Manager of the tournament: Clausura 2012
References[]
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando & Reyes Padilla, Macario (5 March 2012). "Mexico - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "Chivas de Guadalajara fire Benjamin Galindo". SBNation.com. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Benjamín Galindo dirigirá al Corinthians de EE. UU".
External links[]
- Benjamín Galindo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Benjamín Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zacatecas
- Association football midfielders
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1995 Copa América players
- Tampico Madero F.C. footballers
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Liga MX players
- Mexican football managers
- C.D. Guadalajara managers
- Santos Laguna managers
- Cruz Azul managers
- Atlas F.C. managers
- San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff
- Mexican football midfielder stubs