Edu Alonso

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Edu Alonso
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Alonso Álvarez[1]
Date of birth (1974-05-30) 30 May 1974 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Bilbao Athletic 113 (5)
1996–2000 Athletic Bilbao 31 (0)
1996 → Eibar (loan) 5 (0)
1997–1999 → Salamanca (loan) 63 (4)
2000–2002 Las Palmas 63 (0)
2002–2008 Alavés 165 (7)
Total 440 (16)
International career
1993 Spain U21 2 (0)
2002–2006 Basque Country 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo 'Edu' Alonso Álvarez (born 30 May 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder.

He spent the better part of his career with Alavés after starting out at Athletic Bilbao, playing 180 competitive matches for the former club. Overall, he made more than 200 appearances in both La Liga and Segunda División.

Club career

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Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Alonso was formed at Athletic Bilbao. He spent four full seasons in the Segunda División with their B team, making his debut at the age of 18 in a 4–0 home win against SD Eibar where he came on as a second-half substitute.[2]

Alonso was loaned to precisely Eibar for the 1996–97 campaign, being recalled by his parent club shortly after. He first appeared in La Liga on 17 November 1996, starting in a 4–2 away victory over Sporting de Gijón.[3]

After two years at UD Salamanca also in the top tier – where he notably scored a goal for the hosts in a 2–1 home defeat of Athletic[4] and another in a 1–1 draw with FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou the previous weekend[5]– Alonso returned to San Mamés. He played 26 games in all competitions during the season, under manager Luis Fernández.

Following his release, Alonso represented fellow top-flight sides UD Las Palmas and Deportivo Alavés, signing for the latter as a free agent after leaving the Canary Islands due to unpaid wages.[6][7] He made his debut in the UEFA Cup on 31 October 2002 in a 1–1 home draw against Beşiktaş J.K. in the second round,[8] going on to be relegated twice during his spell.[9]

In September 2008, after recurring injury problems, the 34-year-old Alonso parted ways with Alavés by mutual consent and announced his retirement.[10][11]

International career

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Alonso earned two caps for the Spain under-21s.[12][13] Additionally, he represented the Basque Country regional team.[14]

References

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