Gallego (footballer)

Gallego

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Fernández Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1944-03-04) 4 March 1944 (age 78)
Place of birth	Puerto Real, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	San José
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1965	Sevilla	69	(7)
1965–1975	Barcelona	248	(17)
1975–1980	Sevilla	116	(2)
Total		433	(26)
National team
1961–1962	Spain U18	4	(0)
1964	Spain B	1	(0)
1966–1973	Spain	36	(0)
Honours Representing  Spain UEFA European Championship Winner 1964 Spain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco Fernández Rodríguez (born 4 March 1944 at Puerto Real), nicknamed Gallego, is a former Spanish footballer, in the defender position.

During his club career, Gallego played for Sevilla FC (1961–65, 1975–80, with 185 first division matches and 9 goals) and FC Barcelona (1965–75, adding a further 248 games with 17 goals). He won the 1973–74 national championship.

Gallego earned 36 caps for the Spain national football team and played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Honours[]

Club[]

Barcelona

• Primera División: 1973–74
• Copa del Rey: 1967–68, 1970–71
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1965–66, 1971

International[]

Spain

• European Football Championship: 1964

See also[]

• List of FC Barcelona players (100+ appearances)
• List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)

External links[]

• Gallego at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Spanish)
• Gallego at National-Football-Teams.com
• FC Barcelona archives (in Spanish)
• FC Barcelona profile
• International appearances, at RSSSF
• Gallego – FIFA competition record (archived)

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