David Gallego

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Gallego

| image = David Gallego 2019.jpg

| caption = Gallego coaching Espanyol in 2019

| fullname = David Gallego Rodríguez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Súria, Spain

| height = 1.65 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = APOEL (manager)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = {{ill|CE Súria|lt=Súria|ca|Centre d'Esports Súria}}

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Manresa

| years1 = 1987–1991 | clubs1 = Manresa | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1991–1993 | clubs2 = Hospitalet | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1993–1994 | clubs3 = Manlleu | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 1994–1995 | clubs4 = Levante | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 1995–1996 | clubs5 = Sant Andreu | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1996–1997 | clubs6 = Córdoba | caps6 = 55 | goals6 = 9

| years7 = 1997–1999 | clubs7 = Terrassa | caps7 = 69 | goals7 = 26

| years8 = 1999–2001 | clubs8 = Hércules | caps8 = 55 | goals8 = 11

| years9 = 2001–2002 | clubs9 = Córdoba | caps9 = 42 | goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2002–2003 | clubs10 = Recreativo | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2003–2005 | clubs11 = Terrassa | caps11 = 55 | goals11 = 6

| years12 = 2005–2006 | clubs12 = Badalona | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2006–2009 | clubs13 = Manresa | caps13 = | goals13 =

| totalcaps = 418 | totalgoals = 77

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2010 | managerclubs1 = Sant Feliu Sasserra

| manageryears2 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs2 = {{ill|CE Súria|lt=Súria|ca|Centre d'Esports Súria}}

| manageryears3 = 2013–2016 | managerclubs3 = Espanyol (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2016–2018 | managerclubs4 = Espanyol B

| manageryears5 = 2018 | managerclubs5 = Espanyol

| manageryears6 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs6 = Espanyol B

| manageryears7 = 2019 | managerclubs7 = Espanyol

| manageryears8 = 2020–2022 | managerclubs8 = Sporting Gijón

| manageryears9 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs9 = Ponferradina

| manageryears10= 2023–2024 | managerclubs10 = Anorthosis

| manageryears11= 2024-2024 | managerclubs11 = APOEL

}}

David Gallego Rodríguez (born 26 January 1972) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Cypriot First Division club APOEL.

He played 10 La Liga games for Recreativo, and 97 in Segunda División for Córdoba and Terrassa, scoring 10 goals in the latter. He spent most of his career in Segunda División B.

As a manager, Gallego had two brief spells at Espanyol in the top flight, also leading Sporting Gijón and Ponferradina in the second division.

Playing career

Born in Súria, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gallego made his senior debut for CE Manresa, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.laxarxa.com/altres/noticia/el-surienc-david-gallego-a-la-final-de-la-copa-del-rei-amb-el-recreativo-de-huelva|title=El surienc David Gallego, a la final de la Copa del Rei amb el Recreativo de Huelva|trans-title=David Gallego, to the final of the Copa del Rey with Recreativo de Huelva|publisher=La Xarxa|language=ca|date=6 March 2003|access-date=24 October 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.regio7.cat/esports/2010/01/23/david-gallego-relleva-david-molina-banqueta-del-sant-feliu-sasserra/65287.html|title=David Gallego relleva David Molina a la banqueta del Sant Feliu Sasserra|trans-title=David Gallego relieves David Molina at Sant Feliu Sasserra's bench|publisher=Regió 7|language=ca|date=23 January 2010|access-date=24 October 2016}} In July, he returned to former club {{ill|CE Súria|ca|Centre d'Esports Súria}}, and achieved promotion to Segona Catalana with the latter in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.elsetmanaridesuria.cat/article/22718/futbol-el-surienc-david-gallego-campio-de-lliga-amb-el-juvenil-a-del-rcd-espanyol|title=El tècnic va ser l'artífex de l'ascens del CE Súria a Segona Catalana|trans-title=The manager would be the architect of CE Súria to Segona Catalana|publisher=El Setmanari de Súria|language=ca|date=22 March 2015|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025052436/http://www.elsetmanaridesuria.cat/article/22718/futbol-el-surienc-david-gallego-campio-de-lliga-amb-el-juvenil-a-del-rcd-espanyol|archive-date=25 October 2016|url-status=dead}}

On 25 June 2013, Gallego was appointed manager of RCD Espanyol's youth setup, being in charge of the Juvenil squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.regio7.cat/esports/2013/06/25/luxe-entrenar-lespanyol-juvenil/236950.html|title=David Gallego: ´És un luxe poder entrenar l´Espanyol juvenil´|trans-title=David Gallego: 'It is a luxury to train Espanyol juvenil '|publisher=Regió 7|language=ca|date=25 June 2013|access-date=24 October 2016}} He was named at the helm of the reserve team in the third division on 16 June 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/espanyol/david-gallego-presentado-como-nuevo-entrenador-del-filial-del-espanyol-5209380|title=David Gallego, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Espanyol B|trans-title=David Gallego, presented as new manager of Espanyol B|publisher=Sport|language=es|date=16 June 2016|access-date=24 October 2016}}

Gallego was named as the manager of the first team on 20 April 2018 after the sacking of Quique Sánchez Flores.{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/rcd-espanyol/20180420/442795560086/david-gallego-toma-las-riendas-del-primer-equipo.html|title=David Gallego toma las riendas del primer equipo|trans-title=David Gallego takes the reins of the first team|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=20 April 2018}} Starting with a 2–0 win at neighbours Girona FC two days later, he won four and drew the other of his five fixtures, with ten goals for and two against; the run included victories at Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/espanyol/2018/05/20/5b01af7f46163f9f058b45ef.html|title=El Espanyol de Gallego, de tres en tres|trans-title=Gallego's Espanyol, three wins in three|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=20 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2023}} On 30 May, he returned to his previous role.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/espanyol/david-gallego-se-queda-en-el-espanyol-6848879|title=David Gallego se queda en el Espanyol|trans-title=David Gallego remains at Espanyol|publisher=Sport|language=es|date=30 May 2018|access-date=3 June 2018}}

On 6 June 2019, Gallego replaced Rubi at the helm of the main squad, after agreeing to a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdespanyol.com/ca/actualitat/gallego-nou-entrenador-del-rcd-espanyol-de-barcelona/_n:9411|title=Gallego, nou entrenador del RCD Espanyol de Barcelona|trans-title=Gallego, new manager of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona|publisher=RCD Espanyol|language=ca|date=6 June 2019|access-date=6 June 2019}} He was sacked on 7 October after a poor run of results.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdespanyol.com/en/news/end-of-david-gallegos-stage/_n:10018/|title=End of David Gallego's stage|publisher=RCD Espanyol|date=7 October 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}}

Gallego was named in charge of Sporting de Gijón in the second division on 21 July 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/david-gallego-nuevo-entrenador-del-sporting|title=David Gallego, nuevo entrenador del Sporting|trans-title=David Gallego, new manager of Sporting|publisher=Sporting de Gijón|language=es|date=21 July 2020|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725175432/https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/david-gallego-nuevo-entrenador-del-sporting|url-status=dead}} On 22 February 2022, after only achieving three wins in the last 17 matches, he was sacked.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/david-gallego-no-continua-como-entrenador-del-sporting|title=David Gallego no continúa como entrenador del Sporting|trans-title=David Gallego will not continue as manager of Sporting|publisher=Sporting Gijón|language=es|date=22 February 2022|accessdate=23 February 2022|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222090112/https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/david-gallego-no-continua-como-entrenador-del-sporting|url-status=dead}}

On 20 November 2022, Gallego replaced José Gomes at the helm of SD Ponferradina also in the second level.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdponferradina.com/noticias/noticia/david-gallego-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-sd-ponferradina|title=David Gallego, nuevo entrenador de la SD Ponferradina|trans-title=David Gallego, new manager of SD Ponferradina|publisher=SD Ponferradina|language=es|date=20 November 2022|accessdate=20 November 2022}} He was shown the door on 10 April, with the team six points inside the relegation zone with seven games remaining.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/segunda/la-ponferradina-destituye-a-david-gallego-n/|title=La Ponferradina destituye a David Gallego|trans-title=Ponferradina dismiss David Gallego|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=10 April 2023|accessdate=2 August 2023}}

Gallego embarked on the first foreign job of his career on 14 June 2023, with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/otras-ligas/20230615/david-gallego-entrenara-en-chipre_300013641.html|title=David Gallego entrenará en Chipre|trans-title=David Gallego will manage in Cyprus|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=15 June 2023|accessdate=2 August 2023}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align="left"\|Sant Feliu Sasserra \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \| align="left"\|23 January 2010 \| align="left"\|1 July 2010 {{WDL\|17\|2\|4\|11\|for=12\|against=34\|diff=yes}} \|
align="left"\|{{ill\|CE Súria\|lt=Súria\|ca\|Centre d'Esports Súria}} \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \| align="left"\|1 July 2010 \| align="left"\|25 June 2013 {{WDL\|102\|67\|14\|21\|for=255\|against=103\|diff=yes}} \|
align="left"\|Espanyol B \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \| align="left"\|16 June 2016 \| align="left"\|20 April 2018 {{WDL\|72\|32\|20\|20\|for=105\|against=72\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2016-17\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=1 March 2018}} {{cite web\|url=https://www.resultados-futbol.com/Espanyol-B/2018\|title=Espanyol B\|publisher=Futbolme\|language=es\|access-date=1 March 2018}}
align="left"\|Espanyol \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \| align="left"\|20 April 2018 \| align="left"\|30 May 2018 {{WDL\|5\|4\|1\|0\|for=10\|against=2\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2017-18\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=25 April 2018}}
align="left"\|Espanyol B \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \| align="left"\|30 May 2018 \| align="left"\|6 June 2019 {{WDL\|38\|16\|12\|10\|for=55\|against=38\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2018-19\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=29 November 2018}}
align="left"\|Espanyol \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \| align="left"\|6 June 2019 \| align="left"\|7 October 2019 {{WDL\|16\|7\|4\|5\|for=25\|against=19\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2019-20\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=6 June 2019}}
align="left"\|Sporting Gijón \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align="left"\|21 July 2020 \|align="left"\|22 February 2022 {{WDL\|77\|31\|23\|23\|for=76\|against=66\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2020-21\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=29 September 2020}} {{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2021-22\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=4 September 2021}}
align="left"\|Ponferradina \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align="left"\|20 November 2022 \|align="left"\|10 April 2023 {{WDL\|19\|3\|9\|7\|for=10\|against=17\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2022-23\|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 December 2022}}
align="left"\|Anorthosis \|{{flagicon\|Cyprus}} \|align="left"\|14 June 2023 \|align="left"\|Present {{WDL\|32\|16\|6\|10\|for=48\|against=311\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web \| url=https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2023/06/stelechosi-proponitikoy-epiteleioy-2023-24/ \| title=Στελέχωση προπονητικού επιτελείου 2023-24 \| date=14 June 2023 }}
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|378\|178\|93\|107\|for=596\|against=383\|diff=yes}} !—

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align="left"|Sant Feliu Sasserra

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

| align="left"|23 January 2010

| align="left"|1 July 2010

align="left"|{{ill|CE Súria|lt=Súria|ca|Centre d'Esports Súria}}

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

| align="left"|1 July 2010

| align="left"|25 June 2013

align="left"|Espanyol B

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

| align="left"|16 June 2016

| align="left"|20 April 2018

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2016-17|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=1 March 2018}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.resultados-futbol.com/Espanyol-B/2018|title=Espanyol B|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=1 March 2018}}

align="left"|Espanyol

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

| align="left"|20 April 2018

| align="left"|30 May 2018

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2017-18|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=25 April 2018}}

align="left"|Espanyol B

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

| align="left"|30 May 2018

| align="left"|6 June 2019

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2018-19|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=29 November 2018}}

align="left"|Espanyol

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

| align="left"|6 June 2019

| align="left"|7 October 2019

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2019-20|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=6 June 2019}}

align="left"|Sporting Gijón

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align="left"|21 July 2020

|align="left"|22 February 2022

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2020-21|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=29 September 2020}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2021-22|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=4 September 2021}}

align="left"|Ponferradina

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align="left"|20 November 2022

|align="left"|10 April 2023

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l530.html?temp=2022-23|title=Gallego: David Gallego Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 December 2022}}

align="left"|Anorthosis

|{{flagicon|Cyprus}}

|align="left"|14 June 2023

|align="left"|Present

|{{cite web | url=https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2023/06/stelechosi-proponitikoy-epiteleioy-2023-24/ | title=Στελέχωση προπονητικού επιτελείου 2023-24 | date=14 June 2023 }}

colspan="4"|Total

!—