Plácido Reynaldo Galindo Pando''

(9 March 1906 – 22 October 1988) was a

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

vian

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who played for

in the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

, where he also became the first ever player

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in a World Cup match.1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay
/ref> He also was a player, manager and president of

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

Universitario de Deportes

Plácido Galindo played for

from 1924 to 1933. As part of a group of students of the

University of San Marcos The National University of San Marcos ( es, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, link=no, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. It is considered the most important, recognized and representative educ ...

he founded the then called Federación Universitaria de Fútbol in 1924. The club played friendly matches until it was admitted in the first

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...

tournament in 1928, in which it ended as runner up. The next year Galindo and the club won the

1929 Peruvian Primera División The 1929 Primera División was the 14th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 13 teams competed in this league, with Federación Universitaria winning its first league title. Alianza Lima was disqualified after 7 games; their recor ...

. Galindo was part of the Peru-Chile XI, a squad of Peruvian and Chilean footballers of Alianza Lima, Atlético Chalaco, Colo-Colo and Universitario de Deportes that played 39 friendly matches in Europe between September 1933 and March 1934. His last match was against a Madrid XI on 8 December 1933. With Galindo as manager, Universitario won the

1934 Peruvian Primera División The 1934 Peruvian Soccer Championship had nine participating teams. The champion of this tournament was Club Universitario de deportes. The season's top scorers were Teodoro Fernández Meyzán and Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde, both with 10 goals. In th ...

. Galindo was president of Universitario in 1954-1956, 1956-1958 and 1958-1963. During his presidency the club won the 1959 and 1960 Peruvian titles.

Peru National Football Team

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coach

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called Galindo to the Peruvian squad for the

. Galindo also took part in the

1929 South American Championship The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1 to 17 November 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in A ...

References

External links

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FIFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galindo, Placido 1906 births 1988 deaths Footballers from Lima Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Association football midfielders Peruvian Primera División players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players