Benjamín Galindo Marentes (born 11 December 1960), nicknamed El Maestro (The Master), is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He participated with the national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1997 | Mexico | 65 | (28) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
International edit
Galindo made 65 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1983 to 1997.[1]
Coaching career edit
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.
Personal life edit
Galindo is the father of the Mexican defender the same name, Benjamín Galindo Jr.[4]
Career statistics edit
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 13, 1987 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 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 |
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, United States |  Argentina |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 9. | December 2, 1987 | Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States |  Guyana |
4–0 | 9–0 | |
| 10. | 6–0 | |||||
| 11. | June 28, 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 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, San Nicolás de los Garza, 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 | Jack Murphy 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 edit
Player edit
- Guadalajara
- Santos Laguna
- Cruz Azul
- Pachuca
- Individual
- Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1986–87
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot: 1991
Manager edit
- Santos Laguna
- Individual
- Mexican Primera División Best Manager: Clausura 2012
References edit
- ^ 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".
- ^ Gorozpe, Patricio. "Benjamin Galindo Jr da noticias sobre su padre". juanfutbol.com.
External links edit
- Benjamín Galindo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Benjamín Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
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