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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 53)
Place of birth	Súria, Spain
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	APOEL (manager)
Youth career
	Súria [ca]
	Manresa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1991	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)
Managerial career
2010	Sant Feliu Sasserra
2010–2013	Súria [ca]
2013–2016	Espanyol (youth)
2016–2018	Espanyol B
2018	Espanyol
2018–2019	Espanyol B
2019	Espanyol
2020–2022	Sporting Gijón
2022–2023	Ponferradina
2023–2024	Anorthosis
2024-2024	APOEL
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Gallego Rodríguez, born on January 26, 1972, is a Spanish professional football manager and a former player. He used to play as a midfielder. Currently, he is the manager for the Cypriot First Division club APOEL.

As a player, he played 10 games in La Liga, which is Spain's top football league, for Recreativo. He also played 97 games in Segunda División, the second division, for teams like Córdoba and Terrassa. Most of his playing career was spent in Segunda División B, which is the third tier of Spanish football.

After retiring as a player, Gallego became a manager. He had two short periods managing Espanyol in the top league. He also managed Sporting Gijón and Ponferradina in the second division.

David Gallego's Playing Career

David Gallego was born in Súria, a town in Catalonia, Spain. He started his senior football career playing for CE Manresa. In 1991, he joined CE L'Hospitalet, a team in Segunda División B.

Playing for Different Teams

Over the next few years, Gallego played for several teams in the third division. These included AEC Manlleu, Levante UD, UE Sant Andreu, Córdoba CF, Terrassa FC, and Hércules CF. He had a fantastic season with Terrassa in 1997–98, scoring 19 goals. This was his best goal-scoring year.

In January 2001, Gallego returned to Córdoba, which was then in Segunda División. He played his first professional game on January 14, 2001. He scored his first professional goal a week later in a 2–0 win against Sporting de Gijón.

Time in La Liga

In the summer of 2002, Gallego joined Recreativo de Huelva, a team in La Liga. He made his debut in Spain's top league on September 1, 2002. He came on as a substitute in a game against Málaga CF.

After Recreativo was relegated from La Liga in 2003, Gallego went back to Terrassa. Later, he played for CF Badalona and CE Manresa in lower leagues. He retired from playing football in 2009 when he was 37 years old.

David Gallego's Managerial Career

Right after he stopped playing, David Gallego started working as a football manager. His first managing job was with CE Sant Feliu Sasserra in January 2010.

Early Coaching Roles

In July 2010, he returned to his former club, CE Súria [ca]. He helped this team get promoted to Segona Catalana in 2013.

On June 25, 2013, Gallego became the manager of RCD Espanyol's youth teams. He was in charge of their Juvenil squad, which is for young players. On June 16, 2016, he was promoted to manage Espanyol B, the club's reserve team, which played in the third division.

Managing Espanyol's Main Team

Gallego was appointed as the manager of Espanyol's main team on April 20, 2018. This happened after the previous manager was let go. He had a great start, winning four out of five games and drawing one. His team scored ten goals and only let in two. This impressive run included wins against strong teams like Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. On May 30, he went back to managing the reserve team.

On June 6, 2019, Gallego took over as the main team's manager again. He signed a two-year contract. However, he was sacked on October 7, 2019, after the team had a difficult period with poor results.

Managing Other Clubs

On July 21, 2020, Gallego became the manager of Sporting de Gijón, a team in the second division. He was in charge until February 22, 2022, when he was sacked after the team won only three of their last 17 matches.

On November 20, 2022, Gallego took over as manager of SD Ponferradina, another team in the second division. He was let go on April 10, 2023. At that time, the team was six points away from safety with seven games left in the season.

On June 14, 2023, Gallego started his first job managing a team outside of Spain. He joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC, a club in the Cypriot First Division. He is still managing this team.

Managerial Statistics

David Gallego has managed several teams throughout his career. Here is a summary of his coaching record:

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 [ca]		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
Ponferradina		20 November 2022	10 April 2023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	−7	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.79000015.79
Anorthosis		14 June 2023	Present	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048	&&&&&&&&&&&&0311.&&&&&0311	−263	&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0378.&&&&&0378	&&&&&&&&&&&&0178.&&&&&0178	&&&&&&&&&&&&&093.&&&&&093	&&&&&&&&&&&&0107.&&&&&0107	&&&&&&&&&&&&0596.&&&&&0596	&&&&&&&&&&&&0383.&&&&&0383	+213	&&&&&&&&&&&&&047.&9000047.09	—

See also

In Spanish: David Gallego para niños