José Galván

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José Galván
Personal information
Full name José Ernesto Galvan
Date of birth (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2001 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2001–2002 → Necaxa (loan) 0 (0)
2001–2002 → Cuautitlán (loan) – (–)
2003 → MetroStars (loan) 9 (0)
2004 Chacarita Juniors 5 (0)
2004 MTK Budapest 0 (0)
2005 Manta FC 10 (0)
2006–2007 9 de Julio 37 (4)
2007 Universitario de Sucre 1 (0)
2008 9 de Julio 0 (0)
2008–2009 Atlético Minero 17 (2)
2009–2010 Sportivo Patria 9 (0)
2010–2012 Cobresal 31 (3)
2012–2014 Coquimbo Unido 45 (3)
Total 164 (12)
International career
Argentina U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Ernesto Galván (born 26 March 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Galván joined the Boca Juniors youth ranks at age 13, making eighteen appearances with five goals for the reserve team. Abroad, Galván played in Mexico, the United States, Hungary, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.[2][3]

As a member of the Boca Juniors first team since 1999 under Carlos Bianchi,[4] Galván spent a season on loan with Mexican club Cuautitlán, then the B team of Necaxa, and the 2003 season with Major League Soccer club MetroStars.[2] He also made two appearances for Necaxa in the 2001 Copa Merconorte.[1] In February 2003, he failed to sign with Swedish club Malmö FF.[3][5]

After ending his contract with Boca Juniors, he had a stint with Chacarita Juniors in 2004. In the same year, he moved to Europe and joined Hungarian club MTK Budapest.[2][3]

Back in South America, he played for Manta FC in Ecuador, 9 de Julio[6] and Sportivo Patria[7] in his homeland, Universitario de Sucre in Bolivia,[8] Atlético Minero in Peru and both Cobresal and Coquimbo Unido in Chile.[9] He ended his career with the last one in 2014.[2]

International career[edit]

As a youth player of Boca Juniors, Galván represented the Argentina under-17 national team.[2][3]

Personal life[edit]

He is nicknamed Tucu, a short form of Tucumano, due to his city of birth.[6][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "José Galván - Copa Merconorte 2001". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rodríguez, Daniel (2 May 2023). "José Galván en exclusiva con Puro Boca: "Boca siempre te marca, hasta el día de hoy"". www.puroboca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Galván José". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 31 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Bianchi prueba al equipo frente a Ferro". Clarín (in Spanish). 10 July 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Bianchi guarda a Cascini para el Clausura". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 5 February 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Vuelve al "Tucu" Galván". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 15 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ Santiago Dao, Pablo (17 August 2009). "Club Sportivo Patria: Malas Presentaciones en Chaco". Club Sportivo Patria (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Argentinos Woner y Galvan fichan en Universitario para torneo Clausura". www.noticiasfides.com (in Spanish). 9 July 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "El "Tucu" Galván pone el equilibrio". Diario El Día (in Spanish). 14 March 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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