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Mexican footballer (born 1960) For the Mexican football defender, and son of this player, see Benjamín Galindo Jr. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galindo and the second or maternal family name is Marentes.
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Benjamín Galindo
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Galindo Marentes
Date of birth (1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 64)
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
Representing  Mexico
Runner-up Copa America 1993
Third place CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Playing career

International

Galindo made 65 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1983 to 1997.

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.

In January 2016, Galindo was hired as the head coach for Corinthians FC of San Antonio

On November 13, 2018, Galindo was announced as the assistant manager under Matias Almeyda's staff at San Jose Earthquakes.

Personal life

Galindo is the father of the Mexican defender the same name, Benjamín Galindo Jr.

Career statistics

International goals

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

Player

Guadalajara
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
Pachuca
Individual

Manager

Santos Laguna
Individual

References

  1. Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando & Reyes Padilla, Macario (5 March 2012). "Mexico - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. "Chivas de Guadalajara fire Benjamin Galindo". SBNation.com. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. "Benjamín Galindo dirigirá al Corinthians de EE. UU". 16 January 2016.
  4. Gorozpe, Patricio (29 May 2020). "Benjamin Galindo Jr da noticias sobre su padre". juanfutbol.com.

External links

Mexico squads
Mexico squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup third place
Mexico
Mexico squad – 1993 Copa América runners-up
Mexico
Mexico squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
Mexico
Mexico squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup third place
Mexico
Mexico squad – 1995 Copa América
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Awards
Balón de Oro (Mexico)
CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
Golden Ball
Golden Boot
Best Young Player
Golden Glove
Liga MX winning managers
Long tournaments
Short tournaments
Managerial positions
C.D. Guadalajara – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Santos Laguna – managers
Cruz Azul – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Atlas F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager


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