Aarón Galindo Biography
Aarón Galindo Rubio (born 8 May 1982) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Biography
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Galindo began practicing with Cruz Azul at the young age of six, climbing up the youth ranks. Finally Galindo made his debut with the first team in the 2002 spring season, and was a solid starter by the 2003 Clausura season. Galindo was a member of the senior national team, and has played for numerous Mexico youth teams; a starter for the U-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Two games into the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Galindo along with teammate (of both club and country) Salvador Carmona were separated from the rest of the national team staying in Göttingen, Germany. Initially disciplinary problems was the explanation given by the Mexico federation for the separation, the federation later confirmed both players tested positive for performance enhancement drugs. Both men received a one-year ban from compe*ion, which barred Galindo from playing in the 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura seasons, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Hércules CF
Galindo signed in the summer of 2006 with Hércules CF of the Spanish second division. Despite being considered a major signing by the club he played very few games and was on the bench for most of the season.
Gr*hopper Club Zürich
Galindo signed a contract with Swiss team Gr*hopper Club Zürich in February 2007. Galindo capped his first goal with Gr*hopper Club Zürich and in the Swiss Super League on 17 February 2007 against FC Thun. He scored the first goal in the match for Gr*hoppers in the 49th minute. The goal came after teammate Diego León's p* to Sreto Ristić, who in turn gave a through p* to Galindo. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Galindo's shot ended up in Thun's nets. His first goal contributed to Gr*hoppers' 2–0 win over Thun.
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 28 July 2007, it was announced that Galindo had signed a two-year contract at the German club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Guadalajara
On 8 January 2009, Galindo left Frankfurt to return to his native Mexico to play for Club Deportivo Guadalajara to sign a four-year contract. On 28 February 2009, Galindo scored his first goal with Chivas de Guadalajara in a 5–0 win over C.F. Pachuca in the Jalisco Stadium.
Santos Laguna
On 7 June 2011, Galindo signed with Santos Laguna.
Toluca
After seeing less action on the pitch with Santos Laguna he was loaned to Toluca on 8 July 2013, where he competes for the starting line up with Paulo Da Silva, Edgar Dueñas and Francisco Gamboa.
Toledo
On 1 September 2017, Galindo returned to Spain after agreeing to a contract with CD Toledo.
Career statistics
International
As of 6 June 2009Honours
Santos Laguna
- Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2012
Mexico U23
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2004
References
External links
- Aarón Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aarón Galindo at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)
- Aarón Galindo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
