Darío del Carmen Gálvez Vargas (born 11 July 1975) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Ecuador.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío del Carmen Gálvez Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Quinta de Tilcoco, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tricolor Quinta | |||
| 1990–1995 | O'Higgins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Rengo (city team) | – | (–) |
| 1996–2001 | O'Higgins | 138 | (3) |
| 1996 | → Ñublense (loan) | ||
| 2002 | Santiago Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | O'Higgins | ||
| 2004 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 2004 | Deportivo Quevedo | ||
| 2007 | Rangers | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | Deportes Copiapó | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Quinta de Tilcoco, Chile, Gálvez represented the Rengo city team and won the 1996 national amateur championship. [1]
At club level, he was with Tricolor Quinta in his hometown before joining the O'Higgins youth system at the age of fifteen. He made his debut in a 1995 Primera División match against Provincial Osorno by replacing Claudio Borghi. The next season, he was loaned out to Ñublense.[2]
Back to O'Higgins, then in the Segunda División,[3] he got promotion to the Primera División after being the runner-up in the 1998 Primera B alongside players such as Mario Núñez, Pedro Rivera, Rolando Azas [es], among others. It is well remembered a goal that Gálvez scored from the middle of the field in a match against Santiago Morning on 30 October 1998.[4][5]
After spending three seasons with O'Higgins in the top division (1999–2001),[6][7][8] he played for Santiago Wanderers[9] and Santiago Morning.[10][11]
In 2003, he rejoined to O'Higgins.[12] The next years, he played for Deportes Arica,[13] Rangers[14] and Deportes Copiapó[15] in his homeland.
Abroad, he had a stint with Deportivo Quevedo in the Ecuadorian second level, getting the promotion to the top division in 2004.[16]
Post-retirement edit
Gálvez graduated as a football manager at INAF [es] (National Football Institute) and has worked as coach for children in his hometown.[2]
Personal life edit
On his mother side, he is the cousin of former Chile international Alejandro Osorio.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Darío GÁLVEZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c (Somos Energía) Tirando La Talla Cap 17 Darío Gálvez on YouTube (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ (Retrofutbol Chile) 1997 O Higgins de Rancagua on Facebook (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Club Deportivo O'HIGGINS". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Darío Gálvez recuerda "El Gol de Mi Vida"". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Historia - UNA NUEVA CAÍDA". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "O'Higgins sorprendió a todos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Primera División 2002 Clausura". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Campeonato Nacional Clausura 2002 Primera División". www.eseaene.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Santiago Morning descendió a Primera B tras perder con U. de Chile". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Santiago Morning despidió a 18 jugadores tras el descenso". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Campeonato Nacional Apertura 2003 Primera División". www.eseaene.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
Darío GÁLVEZ (retornó de préstamo desde Santiago Morning y partió a O'Higgins)
- ^ "2004 - Primera B". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Historia del Club - SUB CAMPEÓN EN PRIMERA". Rangers de Talca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Especiales Emol - Mercado del fútbol chileno 2009". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Liga de Loja y Dep. Quevedo ascienden a Primera División de Ecuador". El Universo (in Spanish). 7 November 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links edit
- Darío Gálvez at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)