José Antonio Gallardo

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; 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. The following month, he did the same in a 2–4 aggregate loss to Athletic Bilbao in the next round. 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.

Ricardo Zamora Trophy (Segunda División): 1986–87