Danilo Galindo
{{short description|Honduran footballer (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Danilo Galindo
| image =
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| fullname = Danilo Arturo Galindo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|03|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = La Ceiba, Honduras
| height =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1984–1986 | clubs1 = Platense
| years2 = 1986–1987 | clubs2 = Vida
| years3 = 1987–1992 | clubs3 = Olimpia
| years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = León de Huánuco
| years5 = 1994 | clubs5 = Herediano | caps5 = | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1994–1995 | clubs6 = Ciclista Lima
| years7 = 1995–1997 | clubs7 = Olimpia
| years8 = 1997–1998 | clubs8 = Palestino
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1991 | nationalteam1 = Honduras
| nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate =
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Danilo Arturo Galindo (born 4 March 1963) is a retired Honduran football player who played for the national team in the 1980s and 90s.
Club career
Nicknamed Pollo (Chicken), Galindo played for Honduran sides Platense, Vida, Olimpia and Palestino as well as in Peru for León de Huánuco and Ciclista Lima.[http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/ligadehonduras/360575-98/desaf%C3%ADe-a-ismael Desafíe a Ismael] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} He also played alongside compatriot Nicolás Suazo at Herediano in Costa Rica,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/agosto/10/deportes4.html Costa Rica como destino] - Nación {{in lang|es}} he did not score a goal for the club.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/febrero/22/deportes1434867.html Con Saúl Martínez llegan a 20 los hondureños en futbol tico] - Nación {{in lang|es}} He played with Nahúm Espinoza, Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Juan Carlos Espinoza and Eugenio Dolmo Flores in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98k2FMTQElY] {{in lang|es}}
International career
Galindo made his debut for Honduras in a September 1985 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada and has earned a total of 9 caps,[http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2010/02/04/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael Desafíe a Ismael] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194637/http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2010/02/04/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael |date=2013-10-29 }} - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} scoring no goals. He has represented his country in only that one FIFA World Cup qualification match{{FIFA player|49702}} and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam91.html UNCAF Tournament 1991] - RSSSF
His final international was a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
Retirement
Galindo moved to the United States in 2000 to find a job as a painter in Boca Raton.
Personal life
Pollo is son of Asunción and Mercedes Galindo and he is married to Ángela Jiménez de Galindo. He has 2 daughters Ingrid Daniella and Ana Maria and 1 son Danilo Armando Galindo .
Honours and awards
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;C.D. Olimpia
References
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External links
- [http://www.diez.hn/Ediciones/2013/01/09/Noticias/El-Mitch-cambio-la-vida-del-Pollo-Galindo El Mitch cambió la vida del Pollo Galindo (Profile)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190552/http://www.diez.hn/Ediciones/2013/01/09/Noticias/El-Mitch-cambio-la-vida-del-Pollo-Galindo |date=2013-10-29 }} - Diez {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Footballers from La Ceiba
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Honduran men's footballers
Category:Honduras men's international footballers
Category:Platense F.C. players
Category:C.S. Herediano footballers
Category:León de Huánuco footballers
Category:Ciclista Lima Association footballers
Category:Honduran expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players