José Ramón Gallego

José Ramón Gallego Souto (born 7 August 1959) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallego and the second or maternal family name is Souto.
José Ramón Gallego
Personal information
Full name José Ramón Gallego Souto
Date of birth (1959-08-07) 7 August 1959
Place of birth Durango, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Durango
1979–1980 Bilbao Athletic 30 (1)
1980–1991 Athletic Bilbao 259 (15)
1980–1981 → Córdoba (loan)
1991–1992 Alavés 23 (1)
Total 312 (17)
National team
1986 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His entire professional career was spent with Athletic Bilbao, for which he played 11 seasons in La Liga amassing official totals of 330 matches and 18 goals.

Club career

Born in Durango, Biscay, Gallego started playing in 1979 with local amateurs SCD Durango. After one year, he was acquired by Basque giants Athletic Bilbao, initially being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

Gallego made his La Liga debut on 30 March 1980, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against RCD Español[1] and appearing in a further six league games during the season. After a loan to Córdoba CF also in the third level, he returned to the Lions and went on to be a first-team regular over the following eight years.[2][3]

Gallego contributed with 57 matches and two goals combined as his main club won back-to-back national championships (including the double in 1983–84). He ended his career in 1992 at the age of nearly 33, with neighbouring Deportivo Alavés also in division three.

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao

Country

Spain U21

References
  1. 0–0: El Español jugó lo bastante para ganar (0–0: Español played well enough to win); Mundo Deportivo, 31 March 1980 (in Spanish)
  2. El bilbaíno Gallego, premio a la regularidad (Bilbao's Gallego, regularity award); Mundo Deportivo, 20 February 1987 (in Spanish)
  3. Ath. Bilbao: renovó Gallego (Ath. Bilbao: Gallego renewed); Mundo Deportivo, 12 May 1989 (in Spanish)
  4. ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
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