Carlos Galván

Carlos Galván
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Galván
Date of birth	October 28, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Pontevedra, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, Sweeper
Team information
Current team	Universidad César Vallejo
Number	3
Youth career
	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992-1998	Racing Club
1998-2000	Atlético Mineiro
2000-2002	Santos
2002-2003	Lanús
2004	Ciudad de Murcia
2004	Paysandu
2004-2005	Argentinos Juniors
2005-2006	Olimpia
2006-2007	Banfield
2007-2012	Universitario de Deportes
2012-	Universidad César Vallejo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2012

Carlos Alberto Galván (born 28 October 1973 in Pontevedra, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football who plays as a defender for Universidad César Vallejo and is currently the team's captain.

Club career

Galván started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1992, before moving to Brazil in 1998 to play for Clube Atlético Mineiro.

In Brazil he was seen as a skilled defender. His technique was at its best when playing as a sweeper. He scored some key goals. He has a powerful header and sense for positioning.

Among other titles, he won the Minas Gerais state with Atlético Minero. He was also in the Atlético Minero side that were runners-up in the Brazilian Championship in 1999 and with Santos in 2000 when they won the São Paulo State Championship. He played for two years at each team in Brazil. In 1998, with Atlético, he has involved in a fight at Vitória's stadium, where he was one of four players from each side sent off. He also scored an own goal at Vila Belmiro, in a 2-0 defeat against Santos' biggest rivals, Corinthians. He also played for Paysandu, in 2004.

Galván returned to Argentina in 2002 to play for Club Atlético Lanús and in 2004 he had a brief spell with Ciudad de Murcia in Spain. He has also played for Club Olimpia in Paraguay and Argentinos Juniors in Argentina.

In 2007 Galván joined Peruvian team Universitario de Deportes, in February 2009 he announced that he plans to retire in December 2010 to take up a position as a youth coach with the club.^[1]