Ricardo Gallego
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ricardo Gallego Redondo | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1959 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1977 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1980 | Castilla | 87 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1989 | Real Madrid | 250 | (22) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Udinese | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 398 | (29) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1977 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Spain B | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1988 | Spain | 42 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Ricardo Gallego Redondo (born 8 February 1959) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Most of his professional career was associated to Real Madrid, for whom he appeared in 372 competitive games in nine years, winning a total of ten titles.
Gallego earned almost 45 caps for Spain, representing the nation in two World Cups and as many European Championships.