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Plácido Galindo

Peruvian footballer (1906-1988)

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Born
March 9, 1906
Died
October 22, 1988
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1906

About Plácido Galindo

Plácido Reynaldo Galindo Pando was a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he also became the first ever player sent off in a World Cup match. He also was a player, manager and president of Universitario de Deportes. Plácido Reynaldo Galindo Pando (9 March 1906 – 22 October 1988) was a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he also became the first ever player sent off in a World Cup match. With Galindo as manager, Universitario won the 1934 Peruvian Primera División. As part of a group of students of the University of San Marcos he founded the then called Federación Universitaria de Fútbol in 1924.

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Plácido Galindo timeline

  1. Plácido Reynaldo Galindo Pando (9 March 1906 – 22 October 1988) was a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he also became the first ever player sent off in a World Cup match.
  2. As part of a group of students of the University of San Marcos he founded the then called Federación Universitaria de Fútbol in 1924.
  3. With Galindo as manager, Universitario won the 1934 Peruvian Primera División.

The world when Plácido Galindo was born

Plácido Galindo was born in 1906. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Plácido Galindo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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