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

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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

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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 S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Guadalajara metropolit ...

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

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

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. He then moved to

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

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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

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Personal life

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

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

Player

;Guadalajara *

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: 1986–87 ;Santos Laguna *

: Invierno 1996 ;Cruz Azul *

: Invierno 1997 *

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;Pachuca *

: Invierno 1999 ;Mexico *

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third place:

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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runner-up:

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

;Individual *

Golden Ball: 1986–87 *

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Golden Boot:

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

* IFFHS Men's All Time Mexico Dream Team

Manager

;Santos Laguna *

: Clausura 2012 ;Individual *

Best Manager: Clausura 2012

References

External links

* * 1960 births Living people Footballers from Zacatecas Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's 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 Club Jaiba Brava 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 CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub