Gallego (footballer)
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Gallego in 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Francisco Fernández Rodríguez | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Francisco Fernández Rodríguez (born 4 March 1944 at Puerto Real), nicknamed Gallego, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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 team and played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.