Hernán Galíndez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hernán Galíndez
Galíndez with Universidad Católica in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hernán Ismael Galíndez[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Club Atlético Huracán
Number 1
Youth career
Estrella Juniors
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Rosario Central 25 (0)
2010–2011 → Quilmes (loan) 15 (0)
2012 Rangers 0 (0)
2012 → Universidad Católica (loan) – (–)
2013–2021 Universidad Católica 319 (1)
2022 Universidad de Chile 14 (0)
2022–2023 Aucas 36 (0)
2024– Huracán 14 (0)
International career‡
2021– Ecuador 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:11, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Hernán Ismael Galíndez (born 30 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Superliga Argentina club Huracán. Born in Argentina, he represents the Ecuador national team.

Born in Argentina, he began his career in Argentina with Rosario Central before settling in Ecuador with Universidad Católica, where he made over 300 appearances in a nine-year spell. In 2022, he joined Universidad de Chile but left the club after six months, citing harassment from the club's fanbase. He returned to Ecuador with Aucas, helping the side win the first title in the club's history in his debut season.

He plays for the Ecuador national team and represented them at both the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, playing three times in each tournament.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

As a child, Galíndez played for local youth club Estrella Juniors as a midfielder. During a local youth tournament at the age of seven, he switched to play as a goalkeeper and faced a neighbouring team featuring Lionel Messi. Galíndez later recounted that Messi scored the first goal he had ever conceded, although his team went on to win and he and his teammates were awarded a bicycle for winning.[3][4] At the age of 10, he joined the Rosario Central youth team,[5] remaining with the club until he was 21, spending a period on loan with Quilmes during the 2010–11 season. When the club was relegated in 2010, both Galíndez and his family received death threats and he contemplated giving up the game.[6]

In 2012, Galíndez was released by Rosario and joined Rangers de Talca, but he only took part in the preseason until he was loaned to Universidad Católica del Ecuador in the Ecuadorian Serie B.[7] Having never left Argentina before, Galíndez was offered a room by teammate Facundo Martínez on arrival.[8] He helped the club win promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie A in his first season.[2]

On 6 March 2016, he saved two penalties in a game against L.D.U. Quito, securing a 1–1 draw for his side.[9]

Universidad de Chile[edit]

Galíndez signed for Chilean side Universidad de Chile in January 2022 on a two-year deal with the club having the option of a third.[10] He made his debut for the side in a 4–2 victory over Unión La Calera on 6 February 2022.[2] He made 14 appearances for the side before personal issues led him to request a transfer. After FIFA rejected Chile's appeal against Ecuador's qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup over the fielding of an ineligible player, Galíndez claimed he was targeted by angry Chilean fans on social media as an Ecuadorian international. This was the second complaint of harassment by fans made by Galíndez following his transfer after his wife received abusive messages online.[11]

Aucas[edit]

Universidad received approaches from L.D.U. Quito,[11] but Galíndez instead chose to join rival Ecuadorian side Aucas with the agreed fee being reported around $250,000.[12][13] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 victory over Orense on 9 July and was not on the losing side for the remainder of the season over 13 matches.[2] He helped the side win the Ecuadorian Serie A for the first time in the club's history,[14] defeating Barcelona 1–0 on aggregate in the final.[2] In the decisive second leg of the final, Galíndez saved a penalty from Barcelona captain Damián Díaz to help his side to victory and end the season with six consecutive clean sheets.[2][15]

International career[edit]

Born in Argentina, Galíndez became a nationalised Ecuadorian in February 2019,[9] a process which he had originally started in 2016.[8] He was called-up to the Ecuador national team for the first time by manager Gustavo Alfaro in October 2020 as a replacement for Johan Padilla who tested positive for COVID-19.[16] He was selected for the Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América and made his international debut on 23 June 2021 in a 2–2 draw with Peru in Ecuador's third group match.[17] He played the remainder of his side's matches as they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Argentina.[18]

After going seven games without conceding a goal,[14] Galíndez was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and was chosen as the starting goalkeeper in all three of his nation's matches, ahead of Alexander Domínguez, as they were eliminated in the group stage.[2]

Style of play[edit]

Galíndez has been described as a "complete goalkeeper", possessing quick reflexes but also being able to play well with the ball at his feet.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Galíndez has a twin brother.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 12 October 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2021 7 0
2022 8 0
2023 3 0
Total 18 0

Honours[edit]

Universidad Católica

Aucas

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ecuador - H. Galíndez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "A Messi le gané una bicicleta". Ole.com (in Spanish). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Hernán Galíndez, el portero de Ecuador que fue vecino de Messi y que le marcó el primer gol de su vida". El Universo. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ Fernández, José Tomás (9 February 2022). ""En mi primer torneo a los 5 años me hicieron un solo gol y fue de Messi; éramos vecinos"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b Larrea, Felipe (1 October 2021). "Hernán Galíndez, de ser amenazado de muerte a referente en Ecuador". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ^ Muñoz, Patricio (12 December 2021). "La historia del cuestionado "paso" por el fútbol chileno del probable nuevo arquero de la U". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Larrea, Felipe (1 October 2022). "Hernán Galíndez, de ser amenazado de muerte a referente en Ecuador". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Larrea, Felipe (19 December 2022). "Los mejores ocho momentos de Hernán Galíndez en Universidad Católica". Primicias. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. ^ Larrea, Felipe (4 January 2022). "Hernán Galíndez es presentado como refuerzo de Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). Pimicias. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b Parker, Matías (15 June 2022). "Galíndez quiere irse: el arquero ecuatoriano presiona a la U acusando hostigamiento en redes sociales tras el fallo de la FIFA contra Chile" (in Spanish). Latercera. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. ^ Parker, Matías; Fuentealba, Rodrigo (1 July 2022). "Hernán Galíndez logra su objetivo: el arquero llega a un acuerdo para salir de la U" (in Spanish). Latercera. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. ^ Oyanedel, Martín (4 July 2022). "Hernán Galíndez deja atrás a la U y es anunciado en el Aucas de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Radio Agricultura. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Galíndez pidió perdón y se despidió de la Selección". Ole.com (in Spanish). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Galíndez: penal atajado, campeón y viaje con La Tri". Ole.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Gustavo Alfaro confirma la convocatoria de Hernán Galíndez en sustitución de Johan Padilla, afectado por COVID-19" (in Spanish). El Universo. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Ecuador v Peru game report". ESPN. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  18. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hernán Galíndez". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  19. ^ Hernán Galíndez at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hernán Galíndez.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hernán_Galíndez&oldid=1219235284"