Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz (; born 26 June 1974 in

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) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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. He obtained a total number of 22 caps for the Chile national team, scoring two goals between 1995 and 2001. At the club level, Galdames played for

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and

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in his home country,

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and CD Veracruz in Mexico, Colombian side

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, as well as Racing Club,

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and

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from Argentina.

Personal life

He is the father of the Chilean footballers Pablo Jr. and

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and of the Mexican-Chilean footballer Benjamín. He is also the father of Mathías Galdames, who is the half-brother of Pablo Jr., Thomas and Benjamín.

Political views

He is a member of the

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(PRI) and in 2017 he supported the presidential candidacy of

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. Likewise, he was a candidate for a seat in the

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representing the 8th district.

Notes

Honours

Player

Unión Española *

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Universidad de Chile *

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Cruz Azul *

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runner-up:

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Pablo Galdames
at PartidosdeLaRoja 1974 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 1995 Copa América players 2001 Copa América players Unión Española footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers América de Cali footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Primera Nacional players Lautaro de Buín managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Men's association football midfielders Politicians from Santiago, Chile Chilean sportsperson-politicians Independent Regionalist Party politicians 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub