Gallego (footballer)

For other people named Gallego, see Gallego (disambiguation).

Gallego

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Fernández Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1944-03-04) 4 March 1944
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)
International career
1961–1962	Spain U18	4	(0)
1964	Spain B	1	(0)
1966–1973	Spain	36	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 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

Barcelona

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1965–66, 1971
• Spanish League: 1973–74
• Spanish Cup: 1967–68, 1970–71

Spain

• European Football Championship: 1964

External links

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