Martín Venancio Gálvez Asún (born 17 July 1962), also known by his nickname ''Tincho'' Gálvez, is a Chilean professional former

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile, Portugal and Mexico.

Club career

A left-footed forward, as a young player he played for Colegio Calasanz and the

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League Team. Next, he joined

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youth system, being a well remembered player and

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. In Chile, he also played for O'Higgins, Deportes Concepción and Audax Italiano. Thanks of an Argentine friend of his brother, who had played for

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, he came to Portugal and joined

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on loan for nine months in the 1984–85 season. Then he moved to Mexico and played for

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and

Pumas UNAM Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...

. For UNAM, he became the first foreign player after around ten years and won the

1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 25th edition of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. UNAM won the fina ...

International career

He represented Chile at the

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in Caracas, Venezuela, scoring a goal versus United States U23.

Post-retirement

Gálvez has worked as coach and director of football academies and coach of the University for Development team. He has taken part in friendly matches along with historical players of Universidad de Chile such as Cristián Castañeda and

Patricio Mardones Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz (born 17 July 1962), known as Patricio Mardones, is a former Chilean football midfielder. Playing career Mardones is a historical player of the traditional rivals Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile, si ...

Honours

UNAM * CONCACAF Champions' Cup:

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Martín Gálvez
at PlaymakerStats 1962 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Club Universidad de Chile footballers Vitória S.C. players Cruz Azul footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Audax Italiano footballers Chilean Primera División players Primeira Liga players Liga MX players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-forward-stub