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José Antonio Gallardo

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José Antonio Gallardo
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Gallardo Marín
Date of birth (1961-12-31)31 December 1961
Place of birth Torremolinos, Spain
Date of death 15 January 1987(1987-01-15) (aged 25)
Place of death Málaga, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Atlético Malagueño
1984–1987 Málaga 21 (0)
Total 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Antonio Gallardo Marín (31 December 1961 – 15 January 1987) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He played 25 professional matches for Málaga, dying aged 25 from complications after a collision during a game.

Club career

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Born in Torremolinos, Province of Málaga, Gallardo began his career at local Atlético Malagueño in 1979. He graduated to CD Málaga five years later, making his professional debut on 9 September 1984 and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 La Liga away win against Real Sociedad;[1] it was his only appearance of a season that ended in relegation.

In April 1985, Gallardo played both legs of a 3–2 aggregate win over CA Osasuna in the first round of the Copa de la Liga.[2][3] The following month, he did the same in a 2–4 aggregate loss to Athletic Bilbao in the next round.[4][5]

As Fernando dominated in goal, Gallardo played only once in 1985–86, a 1–1 draw at Cartagena FC in the last Segunda División match on 18 May. After the former was sold to Sevilla FC in the summer of 1986, the latter became first-choice and conceded 14 goals in 19 matches during the first part of the campaign.[6]

Accident and death

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On 21 December 1986, in a 3–2 loss to RC Celta de Vigo at Balaídos, Gallardo suffered a head injury after a collision with opposing striker Baltazar.[7] He recovered after three hours of critical medical treatment in the Galician city and, despite facial paralysis and memory loss, he was making progress.[8] However, on 7 January, he fell acutely ill after lunch, and his family took him to the local medical centre, where he was transferred to Málaga's Carlos Haya hospital.[9]

Gallardo, already in a coma, had a cerebral haemorrhage that had begun in his left temporal lobe and had spilt over three quarters of his brain.[10] He died eight days later, aged 25, and was buried in Arroyo de la Miel.[9]

As Gallardo had the best goals-against average at that point of the season, newspaper Marca posthumously awarded him the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeping in the division.[6]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Sáez, Félix (10 September 1984). "0–1: Mandó la Real pero marcó el Málaga" [0–1: Real in charge but Málaga scored]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ Mancera, José (11 April 1985). "1–0: Málaga y Osasuna... ¡para irse!" [1–0: Málaga and Osasuna... makes you want to leave!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ De Zúñiga, M. (18 April 1985). "2–2: ¡Campanada del mini-Málaga en Pamplona!" [2–2: Mini-Málaga shocker in Pamplona!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ Castañeda, E. (5 May 1985). "3–2: También hubo "palos", en el Bilbao-Málaga" [3–2: More "fisticuffs", now in Bilbao-Málaga]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ Mancera, José (10 May 1985). "0–1: Bastó un zarpazo del Athletic" [0–1: Athletic only needed one blow]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Puerta, Jarque y Gallardo" [Puerta, Jarque and Gallardo]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ "3–2: Baltazar volvió a salvar al Celta" [3–2: Baltazar saved Celta again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 December 1986. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  8. ^ Cariño, Carlos (30 August 2017). "El Málaga abre la Puerta 13 en memoria de Gallardo, fallecido tras un choque con Baltazar" [Málaga open Gate 13 in memory of Gallardo, deceased after collision with Baltazar]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b Gómez, Pedro Luis (16 January 1987). "Muere Gallardo después de ocho días en coma" [Gallardo dies after eight days in a coma]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  10. ^ Cepeda, Daniel (19 March 2014). "El partido más trágico de la Liga española" [The Spanish league's most tragic match]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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