Jorge Gallego | |
Fullname: | Jorge Enrique Ramírez Gallego |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1940 |
Birth Place: | Cali, Colombia |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1962–1964 |
Caps1: | 16 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 1964 |
Caps2: | 23 |
Goals2: | 15 |
Years3: | 1965–1973 |
Caps3: | 329 |
Goals3: | 171 |
Years4: | 1974–1975 |
Caps4: | 58 |
Goals4: | 19 |
Totalcaps: | 441 |
Totalgoals: | 214 |
Nationalyears1: | 1966–1970 |
Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Jorge Enrique Ramírez Gallego (born 25 March 1940) is a former Colombian football forward. He is the all-time leading goal-scorer for Deportivo Cali and among the top five all-time goal-scorers in the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano.[1]
Born in Cali, Gallego began his professional football career with Millonarios in 1962, where he would win three league titles. He had a brief spell with Deportes Quindío before moving to Deportivo Cali in 1965 where he scored 168 goals in nine seasons.[2] He finished his playing career with Deportes Tolima in 1975.[3]
Gallego made 14 appearances and scored four goals for the Colombia national football team from 1966 to 1970.[4]