Pablo José Gallardo Zurera (; born 19 February 1986) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Gallardo joined

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

's youth system at the age of 12. He made his senior debut with their reserves, but totalled only 28

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games in his first three seasons, achieving promotion in 2007. Gallardo first appeared in the

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on 30 September 2007, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against

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. He was first choice in that and the following seasons, with the team being relegated in the latter. On 6 July 2009,

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Gallardo signed a two-year contract with neighbouring Recreativo de Huelva also in the second tier. He played just 11 competitive matches during his stint. Subsequently, Gallardo plied his trade in division three, with

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(where he suffered a serious

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injury),

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with ...

and Burgos CF. On 30 January 2015, after an unassuming spell in the

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with

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, he returned to his country and its third division, with

Arroyo CP Arroyo Club Polideportivo is a Spanish football club based in Arroyo de la Luz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1968 it plays in Tercera División – Group 14, holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal'', with a 3,000-se ...

. Gallardo spent the 2015–16 campaign in the Hong Kong Premier League, with Metro Gallery FC. In summer 2016 he returned to the Indian top flight, joining three compatriots (including manager José Francisco Molina) at

Atlético de Kolkata ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...

. On 26 July 2017, Dreams Sports Club confirmed that they had signed Gallardo. In May 2019, he left the club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallardo, Pablo 1986 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Sevilla Atlético players Recreativo de Huelva players Deportivo Alavés players CF Badalona players Burgos CF footballers SC de Goa players ATK (football club) players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong Sapling players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong