Danilo Arturo Galindo (born 4 March 1963) is a retired Honduran

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player who played for the national team in the 1980s and 90s.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Pollo'' (Chicken), Galindo played for Honduran sides Platense,

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, Olimpia and Palestino as well as in Peru for León de Huánuco and

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. He also played alongside compatriot

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in Costa Rica, he did not score a goal for the club. He played with

Nahúm Espinoza Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón (born 14 August 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and football manager, who currently is in charge of Club Deportivo Olimpia. Club career He started his career at Real España and also had a lengthy sp ...

, Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Juan Carlos Espinoza and

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in the Olimpia and they won the

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International career

Galindo made his debut for

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in a September 1985

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match against

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and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in only that one

match and played at the

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.UNCAF Tournament 1991
- RSSSF His final international was a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against

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Retirement

Galindo moved to the United States in 2000 to find a job as a painter in Boca Raton.

Personal life

''Pollo'' is son of Asunción and Mercedes Galindo and he is married to Ángela Jiménez de Galindo. He has 2 daughters Ingrid Daniella and Ana Maria and 1 son Danilo Armando Galindo .

Honours and awards

Club

;C.D. Olimpia *

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(4): 1986–87 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96 *

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References

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El Mitch cambió la vida del Pollo Galindo (Profile)
- Diez {{DEFAULTSORT:Galindo, Danilo 1963 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Platense F.C. players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Olimpia players C.S. Herediano footballers León de Huánuco footballers Ciclista Lima Association footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players