Aarón Galindo Rubio (born 8 May 1982) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Biography

Born in

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, Mexico, Galindo began practicing with

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at the young age of six, climbing up the youth ranks. Finally Galindo made his debut with the first team in the 2002 spring season, and was a solid starter by the 2003 Clausura season. Galindo was a member of the senior national team, and has played for numerous Mexico youth teams; a starter for the U-23 team at the

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. Two games into the

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, Galindo along with teammate (of both club and country) Salvador Carmona were separated from the rest of the national team staying in Göttingen, Germany. Initially disciplinary problems was the explanation given by the Mexico federation for the separation, the federation later confirmed both players tested positive for performance enhancement drugs. Both men received a one-year ban from competition, which barred Galindo from playing in the 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura seasons, and the

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Hércules CF

Galindo signed in the summer of 2006 with

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of the Spanish second division. Despite being considered a major signing by the club he played very few games and was on the bench for most of the season.

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Galindo signed a contract with Swiss team

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in February 2007. Galindo capped his first goal with

and in the

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on 17 February 2007 against

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. He scored the first goal in the match for Grasshoppers in the 49th minute. The goal came after teammate Diego León's pass to

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, who in turn gave a through pass to Galindo. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Galindo's shot ended up in Thun's nets. His first goal contributed to Grasshoppers' 2–0 win over Thun.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 28 July 2007, it was announced that Galindo had signed a two-year contract at the German club

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Guadalajara

On 8 January 2009, Galindo left Frankfurt to return to his native Mexico to play for Club Deportivo Guadalajara to sign a four-year contract. On 28 February 2009, Galindo scored his first goal with Chivas de Guadalajara in a 5–0 win over C.F. Pachuca in the Jalisco Stadium.

Santos Laguna

On 7 June 2011, Galindo signed with

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...

Toluca

After seeing less action on the pitch with Santos Laguna he was loaned to

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on 8 July 2013, where he competes for the starting line up with

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and Francisco Gamboa.

Toledo

On 1 September 2017, Galindo returned to Spain after agreeing to a contract with

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Santos Laguna *

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: Clausura 2012 Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Individual *

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Best XI:

References

External links

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Aarón Galindo
at eintracht-archiv.de * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galindo, Aaron 1982 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football central defenders Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players Cruz Azul footballers Hércules CF players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Eintracht Frankfurt players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Santos Laguna footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players CD Toledo players Liga MX players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Germany Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Mexican sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in association football Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists in football 21st-century Mexican sportsmen