Guillermo Galiardo Armijo

Guillermo Galiardo Armijo (1876 – 16 August 1950) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for RCD Espanyol. He also played a few unofficial matches for FC Barcelona, and later worked as a referee.

Playing career Guillermo Galiardo was born in 1876 in Granada, but it was in Barcelona where he began to play football, being one of the pioneers of RCD Espanyol, and together with Ponz, Carril, Emilio Sampere, and Gustavo Green, he was part of the team that won the third edition of the Copa Macaya in 1902–03, the club's first-ever piece of silverware, playing 5 matches,

Galiardo remained loyal to the club until 1905, when Español had to suspend its activities, In 1909, following a three-year hiatus, Espanyol was finally and effectively relaunched, so Galiardo then played with Espanyol for two more years until 1911.

On 13 April 1904, García made his debut for Catalan national team, only its second-ever match, which ended in a 2–3 loss to Sportsmen's Club, and in the following month, on 29 May, García played for Espanyol against Catalonia, scoring once in a 4–1 victory.

Death Galiardo died in Málaga on 16 August 1950, at the age of either 73 or 74.

Honours RCD Espanyol Copa Macaya: 1902–03 Copa Barcelona runner-up: 1902–03 Catalan Championships: 1903–04