José Gálvez Estévez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Gálvez Estévez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Calvià, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1993 | Mallorca | 59 | (18) |
| 1993–1998 | Valencia | 88 | (20) |
| 1997–1998 | → Mallorca (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 1998–2002 | Betis | 58 | (9) |
| 2001–2002 | → Burgos (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2002 | Platges de Calvià | ||
| 2003 | Calvià | ||
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Spain U18 | 11 | (7) |
| 1993–1995 | Spain U21 | 15 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2008 | Calvià (youth) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Balearic U18 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José 'Pepe' Gálvez Estévez (born 3 August 1974 in Calvià, Majorca, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Football career
At the age of only 17, Gálvez became RCD Mallorca's youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match, his first chance being awarded by manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer. With three goals in 22 games from the player, the Balearic Islands club would eventually suffer top flight relegation in 1992.
After a solid 1992–93 season, even though Mallorca falied to regain its lost status, Gálvez was bought by Valencia CF, where he would be used intermittently. In his third year, as the Che finished in second position four points behind champions Atlético Madrid, he scored 11 goals in 28 matches (27 starts), only being surpassed in the squad by Serb Predrag Mijatović's 28.
Injury prevented Gálvez from taking part in the 1996 Summer Olympics tournament, and he could never reproduce his previous form in the following campaigns, with Valencia also loaning him to Mallorca for one 1/2 years. In 1998 he signed for Real Betis, being relegated from the top division in 2000 and immediately promoting back, but only netting four times combined for the Andalusians.
After one season in Segunda División with Burgos CF, ending in relegation, Gálvez retired from professional football at only 27, playing one more year in amateur football in his native region.
Honours
- Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 1991
- Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Third-place 1994
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- CiberChe biography and stats (Spanish)
- Betisweb stats and bio (Spanish)
- José Gálvez – FIFA competition record