Mario Enrique Galindo Calist

'' (born 10 August 1951 in

Punta Arenas Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Aren ...

) is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an former

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 le ...

who played as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Career

During his playing career, Galindo played at the club level for

Colo Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has playe ...

. He also represented the

Chile national football team Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

in the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

and the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

Personal life

His father, Daniel, was a football forward nicknamed ''Mula'' (Mule) who played for Club Deportivo Victoria from

in the 1930s and 1940s.

References

External links

Mario Galindo
at MemoriaWanderers

at PartidosdeLaRoja.com 1951 births Living people People from Punta Arenas Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1975 Copa América players 1979 Copa América players Colo-Colo footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Chilean Primera División players Men's association football defenders {{Chile-footy-defender-stub