Martín Venancio Gálvez Asún (born 17 July 1962), also known by his nickname ''Tincho'' Gálvez, is a Chilean professional former

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile, Portugal and Mexico.

Club career

A left-footed forward, as a young player he played for Colegio Calasanz and the

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League Team. Next, he joined

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youth system, being a well remembered player and

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. In Chile, he also played for O'Higgins, Deportes Concepción and

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. Thanks of an Argentine friend of his brother, who had played for

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, he came to Portugal and joined

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on loan for nine months in the 1984–85 season. Then he moved to Mexico and played for

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and

Pumas UNAM Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., simply known as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad, and they play ...

. For UNAM, he became the first foreign player after around ten years and won the

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International career

He represented Chile at the

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, Venezuela, scoring a goal versus United States U23.

Post-retirement

Gálvez has worked as coach and director of football academies and coach of the

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team. He has taken part in friendly matches along with historical players of Universidad de Chile such as

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and Patricio Mardones.

Honours

UNAM *

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Martín Gálvez
at PlaymakerStats 1962 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Club Universidad de Chile footballers Vitória S.C. players Cruz Azul footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Audax Italiano footballers Chilean Primera División players Primeira Liga players Liga MX players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chilean football managers Trasandino de Los Andes managers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-forward-stub