Aarón Galindo

Personal information
Full name	Aarón Galindo Rubio
Date of birth	May 8, 1982 (1982-05-08) (age 27)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Club Deportivo Guadalajara
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2002–2006	Cruz Azul	102 0(7)
2006	Hércules CF	007 0(0)
2007	Grasshoppers Zürich	015 0(2)
2007–2008	Eintracht Frankfurt	032 0(0)
2009–	Guadalajara	013 0(3)
National team‡
2004–	Mexico	020 0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 8, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 8, 2009

Aarón Galindo Rubio (born May 8, 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football center back currently playing for Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

[edit] Biography

Galindo began practicing with CD Cruz Azul at the young age of 6, 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 is an active member of the Mexican national team, and has played for numerous Mexican 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 Mexican federation for the separation, the federation later confirmed both players tested positive for performance enhancement drugs. Both men received a one year ban from competition, which barred Galindo from playing in the 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura seasons, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Hercules 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.

[edit] Grasshopper-Club Zürich

Galindo signed a contract with Swiss team Grasshopper-Club Zürich in February, 2007. Galindo capped his first goal with Grasshopper-Club Zürich and in the Swiss Super League on February 17, 2007 against FC Thun. The Mexican Centre Back scored the first goal in the match for the Grasshoppers in the 49th minute. The goal came after team mate Diego León's pass to Sreto Ristić, who in turn gave a through pass to Galindo. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Galindo's shot ended up in FC Thun's nets. Galindo's first goal contributed to Grasshopper-Club Zürich's 2-0 win over FC Thun.

[edit] Eintracht Frankfurt

On July 28, 2007 it was announced that he had signed a 2-year contract at German club Eintracht Frankfurt. On January 8 he was transferred to Mexican team Chivas de Guadalajara.

[edit] CD Guadalajara

On January 8, 2009 Galindo left Frankfurt to return to his native Mexico to play for Club Deportivo Guadalajara to sign a 4-year contract. On Saturday, February 28, 2009 Galindo scores his first goal with Chivas de Guadalajara in a 5-0 win over CF Pachuca in the Jalisco Stadium. On Sunday July 26, 2009, He scores his second goal with Guadalajara in a match against Club Toluca. On November 7 2009, he scored his third goal with Chivas in the 4 - 1 win over F.C. Atlas

[edit] External links

• (German) Aarón Galindo at eintracht-archiv.de
• (Spanish) Profile

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v • d • e Mexico squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place 1 Sánchez • 2 Galindo • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Sinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Bravo • 11 Morales • 12 Muñoz • 13 Márquez Lugo • 14 Pineda • 15 Sánchez Guerrero • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Carmona • 19 Medina • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Lozano • 22 Pérez • 23 Corona • Coach: Lavolpe