José Pedrosa Galán

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pedrosa and the second or maternal family name is Galán.
José Galán
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Pedrosa Galán
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RoPS Rovaniemi
Number 77
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Cultural Leonesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid C 21 (2)
2006 Atlético Madrid B 1 (0)
2006–2007 Toledo 34 (4)
2007–2010 Almería B 74 (3)
2010–2011 Atlético Astorga
2011 Comarca Níjar 15 (1)
2011–2012 Cultural Leonesa 10 (1)
2012–2013 Chainat 33 (2)
2013–2014 Pro Duta 41 (4)
2014 St. Pölten 2 (0)
2015 Shabab Al-Ordon 32 (1)
2015 Aris Limassol 3 (0)
2016 Ceahlăul 10 (1)
2016 Persela Lamongan 12 (0)
2016– RoPS Rovaniemi 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016.


José Antonio Pedrosa Galán (born 2 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Finnish club RoPS Rovaniemi as a central midfielder.

Club career

Galán was born in León, Castile and León. A Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa youth graduate, he made his debuts as a senior with Atlético Madrid's C-team in 2005, in Tercera División; in the same season, he appeared in a single match with the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

In 2007, after one year at CD Toledo, Galán moved to UD Almería, being initially assigned to the B-side in the fourth level. In November 2009, after being already called up to the main squad by manager Hugo Sánchez, he suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for ten months.[2][3]

Galán was subsequently released by the Rojiblancos,[4] and returned to action in September 2010 while playing for division four club Atlético Astorga FC.[5] In January of the following year, he moved to CD Comarca de Níjar in the same tier.[6]

On 16 July 2011, Galán returned to his first club Cultural.[7] On 31 January of the following year he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year deal with Chainat FC from the Thai Premier League;[8] he was also the first Spaniard to ever appear in the competition.[9]

In June 2012, Galán was released due to an ankle injury.[10] In February 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Liga Indonesia Premier Division team Pro Duta FC, becoming the first Spanish footballer in the country in the process.[11]

On 1 March 2014, Galán switched teams and countries again, signing for Austrian Football First League's SKN St. Pölten.[12] After appearing rarely, he moved to Shabab Al-Ordon Club in Jordania.[13]

On 3 September 2015, Galán joined Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol FC.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Entrevista a Jose Pedrosa Galán: "Mi sueño es jugar en Primera División"" [Interview to Jose Pedrosa Galán: "My dream is to play in Primera División"] (in Spanish). Nueva Era Deportiva. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Álvaro, Galán y Trujillo, tres jóvenes en busca de un sueño" [Álvaro, Galán and Trujillo, three youngsters searching for a dream] (in Spanish). Ideal. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Llevo el dorsal 21 por Silva, que aquí encanta" [I wear the number 21 jersey for Silva, who delights here] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Futuro variado para los jugadores del Almería B que no renovaron" [Varied future for Almería B players who did not renew] (in Spanish). Ideal. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Galán vuelve a jugar diez meses después" [Galán returns to play ten months later] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Galán y Cobos, ex Almería B, a otro ascenso con el C. de Níjar" [Galán and Cobos, ex Almería B, to another promotion with C. de Níjar] (in Spanish). Ideal. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Una Cultural muy leonesa" [A very Leonese Cultural] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Galán ficha por el Chainar tailandés" [Galán signs for Thai Chainar] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "José Pedrosa Galán, el primer futbolista español en la liga tailandesa" [José Pedrosa Galán, the first Spanish footballer in the Thai league] (in Spanish). ABC. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "El triste final de la 'aventura' tailandesa del leonés Galán" [The sad ending of León's own Galán's Thai adventure] (in Spanish). León Noticias. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Galán jugará en Indonesia" [Galán will play in Indonesia] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Galán se va al fútbol austriaco" [Galán goes to Austrian football] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Galán, en la Liga de Jordania" [Galán, in the Jordan league] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "El Aris Limassol, nuevo destino para Galán" [Aris Limassol, new destiny for Galán] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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