José Ramón Gallego Souto (born 7 August 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He all but spent his 14-year career with Athletic Bilbao, taking part in 11 La Liga seasons with the club with competitive totals of 331 matches and 18 goals.
Club career Born in Durango, Biscay, Gallego started playing in 1978 with local amateurs SCD Durango. One year later, he joined Basque giants Athletic Bilbao, initially being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.Sub-21 que conquistó Europa por primera vez: ¿qué fue de sus jugadores? (The Under-21 team that conquered Europe for the first time: what became of its players?); Diario AS, 8 July 2023 (in Spanish)
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;0–0: El Español jugó lo bastante para ganar (0–0: Español played well enough to win); Mundo Deportivo, 31 March 1980 (in Spanish) he appeared in a further six league games during the season. After a loan to third-tier Córdoba CF, he returned to the San Mamés Stadium and went on to be a first-team regular over the following eight years.El bilbaíno Gallego, premio a la regularidad (Bilbao's Gallego, regularity award); Mundo Deportivo, 20 February 1987 (in Spanish)Ath. Bilbao: renovó Gallego (Ath. Bilbao: Gallego renewed); Mundo Deportivo, 12 May 1989 (in Spanish)¿Fue mejor el Athletic del 84 o el actual? Elige tu favorito puesto por puesto (Were Athletic Bilbao better in '84 or the current one? Choose your favourite, position by position); El Correo, 3 April 2024 (in Spanish)
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 the third division.
Honours Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84 Copa del Rey: 1983–84 Supercopa de España: 1984
Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
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