Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ɣalˈdames];[a] born 26 June 1974 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He obtained a total number of 22 caps for the Chile national team, scoring two goals between 1995 and 2001.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Unión Española | 64 | (12) |
| 1996–2000 | Universidad de Chile | 92 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Cruz Azul | 38 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Veracruz | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Cruz Azul | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Racing Club | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Quilmes | 33 | (0) |
| 2006 | América de Cali | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Quilmes | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Instituto | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 276 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Chile | 22 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
At the club level, Galdames played for Unión Española and Universidad de Chile in his home country, Cruz Azul and CD Veracruz in Mexico, Colombian side América de Cali, as well as Racing Club, Quilmes AC and Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba from Argentina.
Personal life
editHe is the father of the Chilean footballers Pablo Jr. and Thomas and of the Mexican-Chilean footballer Benjamín.[1] He is also the father of Mathías Galdames,[2] who is the half-brother of Pablo Jr., Thomas and Benjamín.[3]
Political views
editHe is a member of the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) and in 2017 he supported the presidential candidacy of Sebastián Piñera.[4][5] Likewise, he was a candidate for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies representing the 8th district.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ In isolation, Galdames is pronounced [ɡalˈdames].
Honours
editPlayer
editUnión Española
Universidad de Chile
Cruz Azul
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2001
References
edit- ^ Lorca, Matías; Aguayo, David (1 October 2015). "El Clan de Los Galdames" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Mathías Galdames at PlaymakerStats
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Pablo Galdames firmó por el PRI". ADN Radio Chile. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Galdames fichó en el PRI". La Segunda. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Resultados de las Elecciones Presidenciales, Parlamentarias y Cores 2017 en Chile – Especial de Emol.com". Emol. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
edit- Pablo Galdames at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo Galdames – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Pablo Galdames at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)
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