Pável Pardo

Pável Pardo Segura (Spanish: [ˈpaβel ˈpaɾðo] (listen); born 26 July 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He amassed 146 caps playing for Mexico while scoring 11 goals.

Pável Pardo
Pardo in 2007
Personal information
Full name Pável Pardo Segura
Date of birth (1976-07-26) 26 July 1976
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing 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 630 (43)
National team
1996–2009 Mexico 146 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Club career

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[1] of Argentina and Recreativo Huelva of Spain, however Pardo was unable to reach an agreement with either club.

Following the World Cup, Pardo joined VfB Stuttgart, for a sum of one million euros, 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 against Werder Bremen.

On 19 May 2007, Stuttgart won the Bundesliga 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 January 2009, he returned to Club América for a fee of US $600,000.

Pardo with Chicago Fire

In July 2011, Pardo revealed he would be signing with a Major League Soccer team after America allowed him to terminate his contract with them and thus sign on a free transfer with MLS,[2] and signed with the Chicago Fire on 26 July 2011.[3] Pardo re-signed with Chicago for the 2012 season on 18 January 2012.[4]

On 19 January 2013, Pardo announced his retirement from football.[5]

International career

Pardo made his international debut for Mexico in 1996, playing in the U.S. Cup tournament, against the USA. 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 the 1998 and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He played in France 98, as well as the 1997 Copa América and 1999 and the mentioned 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup.

At the 1998 World Cup, Pardo was sent off in the match between Belgium and Mexico. Referee Hugh Dallas was criticised for his actions during the game after he also sent off Gert Verheyen.

On 21 June 2007, he played in the 2007 Gold Cup, helping Mexico earn second place. The day after the game he announced that he would not go to 2007 Copa América because he needed some rest. The national side eventually ended up in third place in that tournament.

In the 2007–08 season, his second year in 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 young VfB side. Therefore, he earned the nickname el comandante or el jefe in the team.

On 20 August 2008, he helped Mexico to a 2–1 win over Honduras at home in their first World Cup qualifier match at Estadio 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.

Career statistics

Club
As of 4 November 2012[6][7]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Mexico League Cup North America Total
1993–94AtlasPrimera División280----280
1994–9529210--302
1995–9635150--401
1996–9730060--360
1997–98324---324
1998–99U.A.G.345345
1999–00América36730162559
2000–0135030--380
2001–0237140160571
2002–03365--31396
2003–043544082476
2004–053623040442
2005–0629320313
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2006–07VfB StuttgartBundesliga33161392
2007–082923041363
2008–09911080181
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2009AméricaPrimera División161----161
2009–1037240--412
2010–1133060[8]390
USA League Open Cup North America Total
2011Chicago FireMLS1311000141
20122810000281
Total Mexico 5183736055560942
Germany 714101121936
USA 4111000421
Career total 6304347167674350

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 199680
1997230
1998140
1999191
2000111
2001121
200200
2003111
200491
2005131
2006110
200771
200853
200931
Total14611

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 July 1999Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Egypt1–02–21999 FIFA Confederations Cup
2.19 January 2000Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico Romania1–13–1Friendly
3.25 April 2001Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.19 March 2003Texas Stadium, Irving, United States Bolivia1–02–0Friendly
5.7 July 2004Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru Uruguay2–12–2Copa América 2004
6.5 September 2005Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Panama5–05–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.21 June 2007Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Guadeloupe1–01–02007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.26 March 2008Craven Cottage, London, England Ghana2–12–1Friendly
9.20 August 2008Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Honduras1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.20 August 2008Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Honduras2–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.28 March 2009Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Costa Rica2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[9]

Honours

América

VfB Stuttgart

Mexico

References
  1. "Quiere River Plate a Pável Pardo". esmas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  2. Eric Gomez (14 July 2011). "Pavel Pardo reveals he will play in Major League Soccer this season".
  3. "Pavel Pardo Joins The Fire ; Ristic Out". chicagonow.com. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  4. "Pardo reacts to his return to the Fire". chicago-fire.com. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. "Midfielder Pavel Pardo Announces Retirement". chicago-fire.com. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. "PÁVEL PARDO". Mediotiempo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. "Paval Pardo". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. Includes Copa Libertadores
  9. Mamrud, Roberto (29 August 2013). "Pavel Pardo - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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