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Pável Pardo

Pável Pardo
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Pardo in 2007
Personal information
Full name Pável Pardo Segura
Date of birth (1976-07-26) 26 July 1976 (age 40)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Atlas 156 (7)
1998–1999 Tecos 34 (5)
1999–2006 América 244 (22)
2006–2009 VfB Stuttgart 71 (4)
2009–2011 América 86 (3)
2011–2012 Chicago Fire 41 (2)
Total 632 (43)
National team
1996–2009 Mexico 148 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2012.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2009

Pável Pardo Segura (Spanish About this sound [pa'bel pa'rdo] ;born 26 July 1976) is a retired Mexican international footballer who last played with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.

Pardo spent most of his career playing with Club América and is the second most capped player in Mexico national team history. Pardo participated in two World Cups (1998 and 2006), won two CONCACAF Gold Cups and won the FIFA Confederations Cup with Mexico in 1999.

Pardo started his career in 1993 with Atlas de Guadalajara, and also played with Tecos UAG before joining Club América. A veteran of 467 games with 35 goals at club level and 139 international caps, scoring 10 goals. He is regarded as one of the best players in Mexico, having achieved great success with Club América, winning both the Mexican Torneo de Verano 2002, Torneo de Clausura in 2005 and the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament in 2006.

After participating with Mexico in high profile tournaments, namely the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, both of which were held in Germany, Pardo began to attract attention from a number of international clubs. Rumors linked him with River Plate of Argentina and Recreativo Huelva of Spain, however Pardo was unable to reach an agreement with either club.


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