Darío del Carmen Gálvez Vargas (born 11 July 1975) is a Chilean former

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Ecuador.

Career

Born in Quinta de Tilcoco, Chile, Gálvez represented the

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city team and won the 1996 national amateur championship. At club level, he was with Tricolor Quinta in his hometown before joining the O'Higgins youth system at the age of fifteen. He made his debut in a 1995 Primera División match against

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by replacing Claudio Borghi. The next season, he was loaned out to

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.(Somos Energía) . 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024. Back to O'Higgins, then in the

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, he got promotion to the Primera División after being the runner-up in the 1998 Primera B alongside players such as Mario Núñez, Pedro Rivera, , among others. It is well remembered a goal that Gálvez scored from the middle of the field in a match against

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on 30 October 1998. After spending three seasons with O'Higgins in the top division (1999–2001), he played for

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and

. In 2003, he rejoined to O'Higgins. The next years, he played for

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, Rangers and

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in his homeland. Abroad, he had a stint with

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in the Ecuadorian second level, getting the promotion to the top division in 2004.

Post-retirement

Gálvez graduated as a

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at (National Football Institute) and has worked as coach for children in his hometown.

Personal life

On his mother side, he is the cousin of former Chile international Alejandro Osorio.

References

External links

Darío Gálvez
at MemoriaWanderers.cl {{DEFAULTSORT:Galvez, Dario 1975 births Living people People from Cachapoal Province Footballers from O'Higgins Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players O'Higgins F.C. footballers Ñublense footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Santiago Morning footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers Ecuadorian Serie B players C.D. Quevedo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers