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David Gallego

Gallego coaching Espanyol in 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Gallego Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1972-01-26) 26 January 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Súria, Spain
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1990	Súria
1990–1991	Manresa
1991–1993	Hospitalet	28	(3)
1993–1994	Manlleu	33	(5)
1994–1995	Levante	42	(7)
1995–1996	Sant Andreu	17	(5)
1996–1997	Córdoba	55	(9)
1997–1999	Terrassa	69	(26)
1999–2001	Hércules	55	(11)
2001–2002	Córdoba	42	(4)
2002–2003	Recreativo	10	(0)
2003–2005	Terrassa	55	(6)
2005–2006	Badalona	12	(1)
2006–2009	Manresa
Total		418	(77)
Teams managed
2010	Sant Feliu Sasserra
2010–2013	Súria
2013–2016	Espanyol (youth)
2016–2018	Espanyol B
2018	Espanyol
2018–2019	Espanyol B
2019	Espanyol
2020–2022	Sporting Gijón
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Gallego Rodríguez (born 26 January 1972) is a Spanish football manager and former player.

Playing career

Born in Súria, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gallego made his senior debut for hometown club CE Súria, before joining Segunda División B side CE L'Hospitalet in 1991. He continued to appear in the category in the following years, representing AEC Manlleu, Levante UD, UE Sant Andreu, Córdoba CF, Terrassa FC and Hércules CF; with the Egarenses he scored a career-best 19 goals in the 1997–98 campaign.

Gallego returned to Córdoba in January 2001, with the club now in Segunda División. He made his professional debut on 14 January by starting in a 0–0 away draw against Albacete Balompié, and scored his first professional goal seven days later in a 2–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón.

In 2002 summer Gallego joined La Liga club Recreativo de Huelva. He made his debut in the category on 1 September, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–3 home loss against Málaga CF.

After Recre's relegation, Gallego returned to Terrassa. After suffering another drop, he moved down to the lower leagues, representing CF Badalona and Manresa before retiring in 2009, aged 37.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Gallego worked as a manager, being appointed at the helm of CE Sant Feliu Sasserra on 23 January 2010. In July, he returned to former club Súria, and achieved promotion to Segona Catalana with the latter in 2013.

On 25 June 2013, Gallego was appointed manager of RCD Espanyol's youth setup, being in charge of the Juvenil squad. On 16 June 2016 he was named at the helm of the reserve team in the third division.

On 20 April 2018, Gallego was named as the manager of the first team after the sacking of Quique Sánchez Flores. On 30 May, he returned to his previous role.

On 6 June 2019, Gallego replaced Rubi at the helm of the main squad, after agreeing to a two-year contract. On 7 October, however, he was sacked after a poor run of results.

On 21 July 2020, Gallego was named in charge of Sporting de Gijón in the second division. On 22 February 2022, after only achieving three wins in the last 17 matches, he was sacked.

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Sant Feliu Sasserra		23 January 2010	1 July 2010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034	−22	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.76000011.76
Súria		1 July 2010	25 June 2013	&&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102	&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021	&&&&&&&&&&&&0255.&&&&&0255	&&&&&&&&&&&&0103.&&&&&0103	+152	&&&&&&&&&&&&&065.69000065.69
Espanyol B		16 June 2016	20 April 2018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	&&&&&&&&&&&&0105.&&&&&0105	&&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072	+33	&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.44000044.44
Espanyol		20 April 2018	30 May 2018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	+8	&&&&&&&&&&&&&080.&&&&&080.00
Espanyol B		30 May 2018	6 June 2019	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	+17	&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.11000042.11
Espanyol		6 June 2019	7 October 2019	&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025	&&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019	+6	&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.75000043.75
Sporting Gijón		21 July 2020	22 February 2022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077	&&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076	&&&&&&&&&&&&&066.&&&&&066	+10	&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.26000040.26
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0327.&&&&&0327	&&&&&&&&&&&&0159.&&&&&0159	&&&&&&&&&&&&&078.&&&&&078	&&&&&&&&&&&&&090.&&&&&090	&&&&&&&&&&&&0538.&&&&&0538	&&&&&&&&&&&&0334.&&&&&0334	+204	&&&&&&&&&&&&&048.62000048.62	—