Aarón Galindo

Aarón Galindo

Personal information
Full name	Aarón Galindo Rubio
Date of birth	(1982-05-08) 8 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Cruz Azul	102	(7)
2006	Hércules	7	(0)
2007	Grasshoppers	15	(2)
2007–2008	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	(0)
2009–2010	Guadalajara	39	(3)
2011–2014	Santos Laguna	43	(2)
2013–2014	→ Toluca (loan)	16	(0)
2014–2017	Toluca	76	(0)
2017–2018	Toledo	17	(1)
Total		347	(15)
International career
1999	Mexico U17	4	(1)
2004	Mexico U23	3	(0)
2004–2009	Mexico	20	(0)
Medal record Representing  Mexico Men's Football Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 competition, 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.

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 17 February 2007 against FC Thun. He scored the first goal in the match for Grasshoppers in the 49th minute. The goal came after teammate 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 Thun's nets. His first goal contributed to Grasshoppers' 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.^[1]

Career statistics

International

As of 6 June 2009

International appearances
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	27 October 2004	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Ecuador	2–1	Friendly
2.	10 November 2004	San Antonio, United States	Guatemala	2–0	Friendly
3.	13 November 2004	Miami, United States	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	23 February 2005	Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán, Mexico	Colombia	1–1	Friendly
5.	27 April 2005	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Poland	1–1	Friendly
6.	8 June 2005	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	16 June 2005	AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany	Japan	2–1	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
8.	19 June 2005	AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany	Brazil	1–0	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
9.	26 March 2008	Craven Cottage, London, England	Ghana	2–1	Friendly
10.	4 June 2008	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Argentina	1–4	Friendly
11.	8 June 2008	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Peru	4–0	Friendly
12.	15 June 2008	Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States	Belize	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	21 June 2008	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás, Mexico	Belize	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	11 October 2008	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	0–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	15 October 2008	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada	Canada	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	19 November 2008	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	0–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	11 February 2009	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States	United States	0–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.	28 March 2009	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Costa Rica	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.	1 April 2009	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.	6 June 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honours

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)