Pável Pardo

Football player infobox
playername = Pável Pardo


fullname = Pável Pardo Segura
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|7|26
cityofbirth = Guadalajara, Jalisco
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|m=1.75
currentclub = VfB Stuttgart
position = Defensive midfielder
clubnumber = 13
years = 1993–1998
1998–1999
1999–2006
2006–
clubs = Atlas
Tecos
América
Stuttgart
caps(goals) = 156 0(7)
034 0(5)
244 (22)
065 0(4)
nationalyears = 1996–
nationalteam = Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 142 0(10)
pcupdate = 6 September, 2008
ntupdate = 22 August, 2008

Pável Pardo Segura (born July 26, 1976 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), is a Mexican international football player, who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart as a defensive midfielder in the German Bundesliga and for the Mexican national team.

Biography

Pardo started his career in 1993 with Atlas de Guadalajara, and also played with UAG Tecos before joining 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 CA River Plate [cite web | url = http://www.esmas.com/deportes/futbol/461374.html | title = Quiere River Plate a Pável Pardo | accessdate = 2007-12-09 | language = Spanish | work = esmas.com] of Argentina and Recreativo Huelva of Spain. 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 September 16, 2006 league contest and win against Werder Bremen.

On May 19, 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.

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 Confederations Cup. He played in France 98, as well as the Copa América 1997 and 1999 and the mentioned 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup.

On June 21, 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 America because he needed some rest. The national side eventually ended up in third place in that tournament.

In the current 2007-08 season, in his second year in Stuttgart, he has already established himself as one of the leading players, due to his constant and solid performances and also because, at 32, he is one of the older players in the otherwise young "VfB" side. Therefore, he has earned the nickname "el comandante" or "el jefe" in the team.

On August 20, 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.

Honours

Club Honours

Club América
* First Division - Champions Verano 2002
* First Division - Champions Clausura 2005
* First Division - Super Cup 2005
* CONCACAF Champions Cup - Champions 2006

VfB Stuttgart
* Bundesliga - Champions 2006/2007

International Honours

Mexico
* FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999
* CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1998
* CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2003

References

External links

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* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=823 Football Database.com provides Pavel Pardo's profile and stats]
* [http://mirror3.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=65 Profile and Statistics] es icon
* [http://www.vfb-stuttgart.de/teams/index.php?langcock=eng VfB Stuttgart Official website]

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