Benjamín Galindo Marentes (born 11 December 1960), nicknamed ''El Maestro'' (The Master), is a Mexican former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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. He participated with the national team in the

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Playing career

International

Galindo made 65 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1983 to 1997.

Coaching career

Galindo was the former coach (''director tecnico'') of the powerhouse Mexican association football club,

CD Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

, until he was replaced in the 2005 season. He was also the coach of

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

but was once again replaced due to poor results. Galindo was the coach of Cruz Azul until he was replaced with

Enrique Meza Enrique Meza Enríquez (born 3 March 1948) is a Mexican professional football manager who most recently coached Veracruz. Prior to pursuing a career in coaching, he was a goalkeeper for Cruz Azul during their dynasty of the 1970s, albeit a back ...

. He then moved to

Club Atlas Atlas Fútbol Club () is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco that currently plays in Liga MX. It plays home matches at the Estadio Jalisco. Founded in 1916, Atlas has won three league titles and four domestic cups ...

. Benjamin Galindo for the first time was champion as coach with

Club Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

in the Clausura 2012. On 18 August 2013, Galindo was sacked by

. In January 2016, Galindo was hired as the head coach for Corinthians FC of San Antonio On November 13, 2018, Galindo was announced as the assistant manager under Matias Almeyda's staff at San Jose Earthquakes.

Personal life

Galindo is the father of the Mexican defender the same name, Benjamín Galindo Jr.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

Player

;Guadalajara * Mexican Primera División: 1986–87 ;Santos Laguna * Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1996 ;Cruz Azul * Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1997 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup:

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;Pachuca * Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1999 ;Individual * Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1986–87

Manager

;Santos Laguna * Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2012 ;Individual * Mexican Primera División Best Manager of the tournament: Clausura 2012

References

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* * 1960 births Living people Footballers from Zacatecas Association football midfielders Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1993 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1995 Copa América players Tampico Madero F.C. footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Santos Laguna footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.F. Pachuca players Liga MX players Mexican football managers C.D. Guadalajara managers Santos Laguna managers Cruz Azul managers Atlas F.C. managers San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub