Benjamín Galindo

For the Mexican football defender, and son of this player, see Benjamín Galindo Jr.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galindo and the second or maternal family name is Marentes.

Benjamín Galindo Marentes (born 11 December 1960), nicknamed El Maestro (The Master), is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He participated with the national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Benjamín Galindo

Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Galindo Marentes
Date of birth	(1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Tierra Blanca, Zacatecas, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1986	Tampico Madero	205	(26)
1986–1994	Guadalajara	271	(84)
1994–1997	Santos Laguna	101	(24)
1997–1999	Cruz Azul	72	(19)
1999	Pachuca	20	(3)
2000–2001	Guadalajara	34	(7)
Total		703	(163)
International career
1983–1997	Mexico	65	(28)
Managerial career
2004–2005	Guadalajara
2006	Santos Laguna
2007–2008	Cruz Azul (assistant)
2008–2009	Cruz Azul
2010–2011	Atlas
2011–2012	Santos Laguna
2013	Guadalajara
2016	Corinthians FC of San Antonio
2016–2017	Santos Laguna (assistant)
2018–2022	San Jose Earthquakes (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Mexico Runner-up Copa America 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

International

Galindo made 65 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1983 to 1997.^[1]

Coaching career

Galindo was the former coach (director tecnico) of the powerhouse Mexican association football club, CD Guadalajara, until he was replaced in the 2005 season. He was also the coach of Santos Laguna but was once again replaced due to poor results.

Galindo was the coach of Cruz Azul until he was replaced with Enrique Meza. He then moved to Club Atlas. Benjamin Galindo for the first time was champion as coach with Club Santos Laguna in the Clausura 2012.

On 18 August 2013, Galindo was sacked by CD Guadalajara. ^[2]

In January 2016, Galindo was hired as the head coach for Corinthians FC of San Antonio^[3]

On November 13, 2018, Galindo was announced as the assistant manager under Matias Almeyda's staff at San Jose Earthquakes.

Personal life

Galindo is the father of the Mexican defender the same name, Benjamín Galindo Jr.^[4]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 13, 1987	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	El Salvador	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	April 28, 1987	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico	Bahamas	2–0	13–0
3.				6–0
4.				13–0
5.	March 17, 1987	Estadio León, Leon, Mexico	China	3–2	3–2
6.	May 17, 1987	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico	Bermuda	3–0	6–0
7.				6–0
8.	July 31, 1987	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Argentina	1–0	1–1
9.	December 2, 1987	Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States	Guyana	4–0	9–0
10.				6–0
11.	June 28, 1991	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Jamaica	1–0	4–1	1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12.				3–1
13.	June 30, 1991		Canada	3–1	3–1
14.	July 7, 1991		Costa Rica	2–0	2–0
15.	February 10, 1993	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico	Romania	1–0	2–0	Friendly
16.	July 4, 1993	Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador	Argentina	1–1	1–2	1993 Copa America Final
17.	October 6, 1993	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	South Africa	3–0	4–0	Friendly
18.				4–0
19.	October 20, 1993	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States	Ukraine	2–1	2–1
20.	December 14, 1994	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Hungary	5–1	5–1
21.	October 30, 1996		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	5–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.				2–0
23.	November 6, 1996		Honduras	1–0	3–1
24.	March 2, 1997		Canada	2–0	4–0
25.	April 13, 1997		Jamaica	1–0	6–0
26.	October 5, 1997		El Salvador	1–0	5–0
27.				3–0
28.	November 9, 1997		Costa Rica	2–0	3–3

Honours

Player

Guadalajara

• Mexican Primera División: 1986–87

Santos Laguna

• Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1996

Cruz Azul

• Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1997
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1997

Pachuca

• Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1999

Mexico

• FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 1995
• Copa América runner-up: 1993

Individual

• Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1986–87
• CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot: 1991
• IFFHS Men's All Time Mexico Dream Team^[5]

Manager

Santos Laguna

• Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2012

Individual

• Mexican Primera División Best Manager: Clausura 2012