[2] Gallego arrived in England as a 14-year-old along with his three sisters and his younger brother, Antonio (Tony),[3] who was also to have a short career as a professional footballer, as a goalkeeper with Norwich City.
[5] In 1945, he was joined by Antonio in the Cambridge Town side, now coached by former West Ham United, Southampton and England forward Vic Watson and in 1946 the team won the East Anglian Cup.
Although he scored on his debut for the reserve team, he made only one first-team appearance when he replaced the injured Wilf Grant at outside-left in a 3–0 defeat at Barnsley on 2 October 1948.
[10] Although his debut was described as "most promising" and "deserving another try", Gallego suffered from a cracked ankle after being given a "hard time" by the Barnsley full-back and decided to quit full-time professional football.
[2] Gallego worked for thirty years for the Gas Board in Cambridge as a meter inspector and continued to play golf until well after his 80th birthday.