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 football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

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 nati ...

, where he also became the first ever player sent off 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 ...

Universitario de Deportes

Plácido Galindo played for

from 1924 to 1933. As part of a group of students of the University of San Marcos 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 tournament in 1928, in which it ended as runner up. The next year Galindo and the club won the 1929 Peruvian Primera División. 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. 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

Peru national football team coach Francisco Bru called Galindo to the Peruvian squad for the

. Galindo also took part in the 1929 South American Championship.

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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