Pablo Galdames (footballer, born 1974)

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 Manuel Galdames Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ɣalˈdames];^[a] 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.

Pablo Galdames

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz
Date of birth	(1974-06-26) 26 June 1974 (age 51)
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

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.^[1] He is also the father of Mathías Galdames,^{[citation needed]} who is the half-brother of Pablo Jr., Thomas and Benjamín.^[2]

Political views

He is a member of the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) and in 2017 he supported the presidential candidacy of Sebastián Piñera.^[3][4] Likewise, he was a candidate for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies representing the 8th district.^[5]

Notes

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

Honours

Player

Unión Española

• Copa Chile: 1993

Universidad de Chile

• Primera División de Chile: 1999, 2000
• Copa Chile: 1998, 2000

Cruz Azul

• Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2001