Pablo Gallardo

Pablo Gallardo
Personal information
Full name Pablo José Gallardo Zurera
Date of birth (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Kolkata
Youth career
1998–2005 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Sevilla B 92 (1)
2009–2011 Recreativo 9 (0)
2011–2012 Alavés 0 (0)
2012–2013 Badalona 33 (2)
2013–2014 Burgos 26 (2)
2014–2015 Sporting Goa 0 (0)
2015 Arroyo 13 (0)
2015–2016 Dreams Metro Gallery 14 (0)
2016– Atlético Kolkata 0 (0)
National team
2004–2005 Spain U19 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Zurera.

Pablo José Gallardo Zurera (born 19 February 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Indian club Atlético de Kolkata as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Gallardo joined Sevilla FC's youth system at the age of 12. He made his senior debut with the reserves, but appeared in only 28 Segunda División B games in his first three seasons combined, achieving promotion in 2007.

Gallardo first appeared in Segunda División on 30 September 2007, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against SD Eibar.[1] He was first-choice in that and the following seasons, with the team being relegated in the latter.

On 6 July 2009, free agent Gallardo signed a two-year contract with neighbouring Recreativo de Huelva also in the second level.[2] He played only 11 competitive matches during his stint.

Subsequently, Gallardo plied his trade in division three, with Deportivo Alavés (where he suffered a serious hip injury[3]),[4] CF Badalona and Burgos CF.[5] On 30 January 2015, after an unassuming spell in the Indian Super League with Sporting Clube de Goa, he returned to his country and its third tier, with Arroyo CP.[6]

Gallardo spent the 2015–16 campaign in the Hong Kong Premier League, with Dreams Metro Gallery FC. In the 2016 summer he returned to the Indian top flight, joining three compatriots (including manager José Francisco Molina) at Atlético de Kolkata.[7]

Club statistics

As of 3 April 2016[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla B 2004–05 Segunda División B 5050
2005–06 Segunda División B 4040
2006–07 Segunda División B 1514[lower-alpha 1]0191
2007–08 Segunda División 280280
2008–09 Segunda División 360360
Total 88140921
Recreativo 2009–10 Segunda División 402060
2010–11 Segunda División 500050
Total 9020110
Alavés 2011–12 Segunda División B 000000
Badalona 2012–13 Segunda División B 33200332
Burgos 2013–14 Segunda División B 26230292
Arroyo 2014–15 Segunda División B 13000130
Dreams Metro Gallery 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League 12050170
Career total 1815100401955
  1. Appearances in Promotion play-offs

References

  1. "Ipurúa se quedó helado" [Ipurúa froze] (in Spanish). El Correo. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. "El Recre ficha a Pablo Gallardo" [Recre signs Pablo Gallardo] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. "Pablo Gallardo vuelve al grupo tras 4 meses lesionado" [Pablo Gallardo returns to the group after 4 months injured] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. "Pablo Gallardo, octavo fichaje del Alavés" [Pablo Gallardo, eighth signing of Alavés] (in Spanish). El Correo. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. "El central Pablo Gallardo se compromete con el Burgos CF" [Stopper Pablo Gallardo committs to Burgos CF] (in Spanish). El Correo de Burgos. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. "El Arroyo apura sus últimos movimientos en el mercado" [Arroyo goes the distance in market] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. "Atletico de Kolkata signs three international recruits". The Times of India. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. "Gallardo: Pablo José Gallardo Zurera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. "Pablo Gallardo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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