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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is Asún.
Martín Gálvez
Personal information
Full name Martín Venancio Gálvez Asún
Date of birth (1962-07-17) 17 July 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colegio Calasanz
La Reina (league team)
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 Universidad de Chile
1984–1985 → Vitória SC (loan) 15 (3)
1985–1987 Cruz Azul
1988–1989 UNAM
1990 Universidad de Chile
1991 O'Higgins
1992 Deportes Concepción
1993–1994 Audax Italiano
International career
1983 Chile U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martín Venancio Gálvez Asún (born 17 July 1962), also known by his nickname Tincho Gálvez,[1] is a Chilean professional former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, Portugal and Mexico.

Club career

A left-footed forward, as a young player he played for Colegio Calasanz and the La Reina League Team. Next, he joined Universidad de Chile youth system,[2] being a well remembered player and team captain.[3][4] In Chile, he also played for O'Higgins,[5] Deportes Concepción and Audax Italiano.[2]

Thanks of an Argentine friend of his brother, who had played for Braga, he came to Portugal and joined Vitória Guimarães on loan for nine months in the 1984–85 season.[2] Then he moved to Mexico and played for Cruz Azul and Pumas UNAM. For UNAM, he became the first foreign player after around ten years[6] and won the 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[7]

International career

He represented Chile at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela,[8] scoring a goal versus United States U23.[9]

Post-retirement

Gálvez has worked as coach and director of football academies[3] and coach of the University for Development team.[10]

He has taken part in friendly matches along with historical players of Universidad de Chile such as Cristián Castañeda and Patricio Mardones.[11]

Honours

UNAM

References

  1. ^ "Tincho :: Martín Venancio Gálvez Asún ::". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Entrevista a Martín Tincho Gálvez on YouTube
  3. ^ a b Escuelas Deportivas Tincho Gálvez on Facebook
  4. ^ "Los jugadores históricos de los 93 años de Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). ANFP. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ Correa, Waldo. "Historia" (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Martín Gálvez en Cruz Azul. También jugó en UNAM". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Los nueve chilenos que han jugado en Pumas UNAM" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Panamericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  9. ^ Morrison, Neil (7 July 2021). "Panamerican Games 1983 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ Tincho Gálvez on LinkedIn
  11. ^ @udechile (26 May 2016). "Pato Mardones y Tincho Gálvez enfrentaron a Scooby Castañeda y Marcelo Jara en el CDA" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2022 – via Twitter.


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