Darío del Carmen Gálvez Vargas (born 11 July 1975) is a Chilean former

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Ecuador.

Career

Born in

Quinta de Tilcoco Quinta de Tilcoco is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta de Tilcoco spans an area of and has 11,380 inhabitants (5,811 men a ...

, Chile, Gálvez represented the

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city team and won the 1996 national amateur championship. At club level, he was with Tricolor Quinta in his hometown before joining the O'Higgins youth system at the age of fifteen. He made his debut in a 1995 Primera División match against

Provincial Osorno Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the third tier of the Chilean football system, the Segunda División. The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on 3 ...

by replacing Claudio Borghi. The next season, he was loaned out to

Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...

.(Somos Energía) . 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024. Back to O'Higgins, then in the

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, he got promotion to the Primera División after being the runner-up in the 1998 Primera B alongside players such as

Mario Núñez Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal (born 2 March 1976) is a Chilean former footballer well remembered for his spell at O'Higgins. He played as a striker. Club career A product of the O'Higgins youth system, Núñez is one of the historical goa ...

, Pedro Rivera, , among others. It is well remembered a goal that Gálvez scored from the middle of the field in a match against

Santiago Morning Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional Association football, football club based in Recoleta, Chile, Recoleta, Santiago currently playing in Primera B de Chile, Primera B. Hi ...

on 30 October 1998. After spending three seasons with O'Higgins in the top division (1999–2001), he played for

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

and

. In 2003, he rejoined to O'Higgins. The next years, he played for

Deportes Arica Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Primera B of Chile. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club ...

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and

Deportes Copiapó Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama's folding, it currently plays in the Primera División, the first level ...

in his homeland. Abroad, he had a stint with Deportivo Quevedo in the Ecuadorian second level, getting the promotion to the top division in 2004.

Post-retirement

Gálvez graduated as a

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at (National Football Institute) and has worked as coach for children in his hometown.

Personal life

On his mother side, he is the cousin of former Chile international Alejandro Osorio.

References

External links

Darío Gálvez
at MemoriaWanderers.cl {{DEFAULTSORT:Galvez, Dario 1975 births Living people People from Cachapoal Province Footballers from O'Higgins Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players O'Higgins F.C. footballers Ñublense footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Santiago Morning footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers Ecuadorian Serie B players C.D. Quevedo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers