José Antonio Gallardo

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)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Atlético Malagueño
1984–1987 Málaga 21 (0)
Total 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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

Football career

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 1986 summer, the latter became first-choice and conceded 14 goals in 19 games during the first part of the campaign.[6]

Accident and death

On 21 December 1986, in a 3–2 loss to 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. 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.[8]

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. He died eight days later, aged 25, and was buried in Arroyo de la Miel.[8]

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

References

  1. ↑ "0–1: Mandó la Real pero marcó el Málaga" [0–1: Real in charge but Málaga scored]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 September 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "1–0: Málaga y Osasuna... ¡para irse!" [1–0: Málaga and Osasuna... makes you want to leave!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 April 1985. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "2–2: ¡Campanada del mini-Málaga en Pamplona!" [2–2: Mini-Málaga shocker in Pamplona!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 April 1985. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "3–2: También hubo "palos", en el Bilbao-Málaga" [3–2: More "fisticuffs", in Bilbao-Málaga]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 May 1985. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "0–1: Bastó un zarpazo del Athletic" [0–1: Athletic only needed one blow]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 May 1985. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Muere Gallardo después de ocho días en coma" [Gallardo dies after eight days in a coma]. El País (in Spanish). 16 January 1987. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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