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Pablo Galdames (footballer, born 1974)

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Chilean footballer For his son, see Pablo Galdames (footballer, born 1996).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galdames and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Pablo Galdames
Personal information
Full name Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz
Date of birth (1974-06-26) 26 June 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Unión Española 64 (12)
1996–2000 Universidad de Chile 92 (3)
2000–2001 Cruz Azul 38 (0)
2001–2002 Veracruz 12 (0)
2002–2003 Cruz Azul 8 (0)
2003–2004 Racing Club 7 (0)
2004–2006 Quilmes 33 (0)
2006 América de Cali 5 (0)
2006–2007 Quilmes 3 (0)
2007–2008 Instituto 14 (0)
Total 276 (15)
International career
1995–2001 Chile 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ɣalˈdames]; born 26 June 1974 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. 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 Unión Española and Universidad de Chile in his home country, Cruz Azul and CD Veracruz in Mexico, Colombian side América de Cali, as well as Racing Club, Quilmes AC and Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba from Argentina.

Personal life

He is the father of the Chilean footballers Pablo Jr. and Thomas 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 Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) and in 2017 he supported the presidential candidacy of Sebastián Piñera. Likewise, he was a candidate for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies representing the 8th district.

Notes

  1. In isolation, Galdames is pronounced [ɡalˈdames].

Honours

Player

Unión Española

Universidad de Chile

Cruz Azul

References

  1. Lorca, Matías; Aguayo, David (1 October 2015). "El Clan de Los Galdames" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. Mathías Galdames at PlaymakerStats
  3. "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. "Pablo Galdames firmó por el PRI". ADN Radio Chile. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. "Galdames fichó en el PRI". La Segunda. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. "Resultados de las Elecciones Presidenciales, Parlamentarias y Cores 2017 en Chile – Especial de Emol.com". Emol. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

External links

Pablo Galdames international tournaments
Chile squad – 1995 Copa América
Chile
Chile squad – 2001 Copa América
Chile
Lautaro de Buin – managers
  • Machuca (2009–11)
  • Araya (2012)
  • Soto (2013)
  • Saavedra (2013)
  • Guzmán (2014–15)
  • Martínez-Aceitón (2015)
  • Bravo (2015)
  • Bravo (2015)
  • Galdames (2015–17)
  • Muñoz (2018)
  • Pinochet (2018–19)
  • J. Miranda (2019)
  • Carloto (2020–24)
  • Rivera/Ortiz (2024)
  • Carloto (2024–)
(c) = caretaker manager


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