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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pável Pardo Segura[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara,Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2009 | Mexico | 146 | (11) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pável Pardo Segura (Spanish:[ˈpaβelˈpaɾðo]ⓘ; born 26 July 1976) is a Mexican former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder.
Pardo spent most of his career playing withClub América and is thefifth most capped player in the history of theMexico national football team. Pardo participated in twoWorld Cups (1998 and 2006), won twoCONCACAF Gold Cups and won theFIFA Confederations Cup with Mexico in 1999.
Pardo started his football career in 1993 withAtlas de Guadalajara, and later played withTecos UAG before joiningClub América. He is regarded as one of the best players in Mexico since the 1990s, having achieved great success with Club América, where he won the MexicanTorneo de Verano 2002,Torneo de Clausura in 2005 and theCONCACAF Champions Cup tournament in 2006.
After participating with Mexico in high-profile tournaments, namely the2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the2006 FIFA World Cup, both of which were held in Germany, Pardo began to attract attention from a number of international clubs. Rumors linked him withRiver Plate[2] of Argentina andRecreativo Huelva of Spain, however Pardo was unable to reach an agreement with either club.
Following the World Cup, Pardo joinedVfB Stuttgart, for a sum of€1 million, the same club that purchased Pardo's national teammate,Ricardo Osorio. Pardo scored his first goal for Stuttgart in a 16 September 2006 league contest and win againstWerder Bremen.
On 19 May 2007, Stuttgart won theBundesliga with Pardo, who appeared in 33 complete games, serving as one of the pillars of the team. He was voted the fifth-best player in his first season in Germany. In the2007–08 season, his second year at Stuttgart, he established himself as one of the leading players, due to his constant and solid performances and also because, at 32, he was one of the older players in the otherwise youngVfB side. Therefore, he earned the nicknameel comandante orel jefe in the team.
In January 2009, he returned to Club América for a fee of US $600,000.
In July 2011, Pardo revealed he would be signing with aMajor League Soccer team after América allowed him to terminate his contract with them and thus sign on a free transfer with MLS,[3] and signed with theChicago Fire on 26 July 2011.[4] Pardo re-signed with Chicago for the 2012 season on 18 January 2012.[5]
On 19 January 2013, Pardo announced his retirement from football.[6]
Pardo made his international debut forMexico in 1996, playing in theU.S. Cup tournament, against theUSA. Since then, Pardo has captained his country in several occasions and played important roles for the national team for many years, helping his country to winning the1998 and2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments and the1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He played inFrance 98, as well as the1997 Copa América and1999 and the mentioned 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup.
At the 1998 World Cup, Pardo was sent off in the match betweenBelgium andMexico. RefereeHugh Dallas was criticised for his actions during the game after he also sent offGert Verheyen.[7]
On 21 June 2007, he played in the2007 Gold Cup, helping Mexico earn second place. The day after the game he announced that he would not go to2007 Copa América because he needed some rest. The national side eventually ended up in third place in that tournament.
On 20 August 2008, he helped Mexico to a 2–1 win over Honduras at home in their first World Cup qualifier match atEstadio Azteca, scoring a brace in the 72nd and 75th minute respectively after trailing 1–0.
He was called up to play again against Honduras after missing the squad due to injury or call-ups from VfB Stuttgart.
Pardo was a well-rounded defensive player. He started playing as a right back, but he could double as a left back, and was also often deployed in the defensive midfield position, especially later in his career. He was often his team's designated set piece taker, as he was an excellentcrosser.[8] Many of his goals came from free kicks (either direct shots or undeflected inswinging crosses) and penalties. A leader on the field, he often served as captain for the teams he played for.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlas | 1993–94 | Primera División de México | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 154 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 7 | ||||
| Tecos | 1998–99 | Primera División de México | 34 | 5 | 34 | 5 | ||||
| América | 1999–00 | Primera División de México | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 9 |
| 2000–01 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 244 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 310 | 27 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 93 | 6 | ||
| América | 2009 | Primera División de México | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0[11] | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 3 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2011 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 630 | 43 | 44 | 1 | 67 | 6 | 741 | 50 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 146 | 11 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 July 1999 | Estadio Azteca,Mexico City, Mexico |  Egypt | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 2 | 19 January 2000 | Estadio Tecnológico,Monterrey, Mexico |  Romania | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 25 April 2001 | Hasely Crawford Stadium,Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 19 March 2003 | Texas Stadium,Irving, United States |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 7 July 2004 | Estadio Elías Aguirre,Chiclayo, Peru |  Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–2 | Copa América 2004 |
| 6 | 5 September 2005 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Panama | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 21 June 2007 | Soldier Field,Chicago, United States |  Guadeloupe | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 8 | 26 March 2008 | Craven Cottage, London, England |  Ghana | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 20 August 2008 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Honduras | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 20 August 2008 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Honduras | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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That explanation was clearly unacceptable to TV pundit Alan Hansen and Leicester City manager Martin O'Neill. They rubbished the ref's dismissal of Mexican Pavel Pardo for a tackle from behind and laughed off the red card shown to Gert Verheyen when he conceded a penalty to Mexico.
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