Aarón Galindo

Aarón Galindo Rubio (born May 8, 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football (soccer) centre back, who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt of the Fußball-Bundesliga.

Biography

Galindo began practicing with Cruz Azul at the young age of 6, climbing up the youth ranks. Finally Galindo made his debut with the first team in the 2002 Spring season, and was a solid starter by the 2003 Clausura season. Galindo is an active member of the Mexico national football team, and has played for numerous Mexican youth teams; a starter for the U-23 team at the 2004 summer Olympics.

Two games into the Confederations Cup, Galindo along with teammate (of both club and country) Salvador Carmona were separated from the rest of the national team staying in Göttingen, Germany. Initially disciplinary problems was the explanation given by the Mexican federation for the separation, the federation later confirmed both players tested positive for performance enhancement drugs. Both men received a one year ban from competition, which barred Galindo from playing in the 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura seasons, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The team doctor for Cruz Azul took most of the blame because, allegedly, he gave the drugs to both athletes without them knowing what they were taking.

Galindo signed in the summer of 2006 with Hércules CF of the Spanish second division. Despite being considered a major signing by the club he played very few games and was on the bench for most of the season.

Galindo signed a contract with Swiss team Grasshopper-Club Zürich in February, 2007. Galindo capped his first goal with Grasshopper-Club Zürich and in the Swiss Super League on February 17, 2007 against FC Thun. The Mexican defender (football) scored the first goal in the match for the Grasshopper-Club Zürich in the 49th minute. The goal came after team mate Diego León pass to Sreto Ristić, who in turn gave a through pass to Galindo. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Galindo's shot ended up in FC Thun nets. Galindo's first goal contributed to Grasshopper-Club Zürich 2-0 win over FC Thun.

On July 28th 2007 it was announced that he had signed a 2 year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany.