José Ramón Gallego Souto (born 7 August 1959) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a midfielder. His entire professional career was spent with

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, for which he played 11 seasons in La Liga with competitive totals of 330 matches and 18 goals.

Club career

Born in Durango, Biscay, Gallego started playing in 1978 with local amateurs SCD Durango. After one year, he joined Basque giants

, initially being assigned to the reserves in

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. Gallego made his La Liga debut on 30 March 1980, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against

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. He appeared in a further six league games during the season. After a loan to third-tier

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

, he returned to the San Mamés Stadium and went on to be a first-team regular over the following eight years. Gallego contributed a total of 57 matches and two goals 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 32, with neighbouring Deportivo Alavés in division three.

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao * La Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84 * Copa del Rey: 1983–84 *

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: 1984

International

Spain U21 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship:

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¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!)
Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallego, Jose Ramon 1959 births Living people People from Durango, Biscay Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División B players Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Córdoba CF players Deportivo Alavés players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Biscay