Periko Alonso
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File:Periko Alonso.jpg Alonso in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Alonso Oyarbide[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tolosa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tolosa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | San Sebastián | 86 | (40) |
| 1977–1982 | Real Sociedad | 152 | (25) |
| 1982–1985 | Barcelona | 54 | (5) |
| 1985–1988 | Sabadell | 103 | (17) |
| Total | 395 | (87) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Spain B | 2 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Spain | 20 | (1) |
| 1979 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Tolosa | ||
| 1989–1992 | San Sebastián | ||
| 1993–1995 | Beasain | ||
| 1995–1998 | Eibar | ||
| 1998–1999 | Hércules | ||
| 2000 | Real Sociedad | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel 'Periko' Alonso Oyarbide (born 1 February 1953) is a Spanish former football midfielder. He was also a manager.
He played mainly for Real Sociedad (five years) and Barcelona (three) in his professional career, achieving La Liga totals of 273 matches and 42 goals in ten seasons.[2]
A Spanish international for two years, Alonso represented the country at the 1982 World Cup.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Alonso played professionally for Real Sociedad, Barcelona and Sabadell. With the first, he was instrumental in back-to-back La Liga conquests (averaging 32 games and five goals in those seasons and not starting only once), and won 19 of his 20 caps for Spain in the process; his debut came on 24 September 1980 in a friendly with Hungary (2–2), in Budapest.[3]
In 1982–83, having retired from the national team following the unsuccessful home World Cup campaign, Alonso joined Barcelona,[4] being used relatively little during most of his spell. He won the league in his final year, but only appeared twice, eventually retiring in 1988 with Barça neighbours Sabadell, helping the club achieve promotion from Segunda División in his first season and scoring 12 goals – a career-best – in his second, as the modest Catalans ranked 17th after the first 34 matches, but eventually managed to avoid a drop after finishing third in their relegation group in the second stage.[5]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 1981 | Stadion ŁKS, Łódź, Poland | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly[6] |
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Alonso started working as a manager immediately after retiring, mainly in the Basque Country. In 2000, after an unsuccessful spell at Hércules (second division, relegation),[7] he had a chance to coach Real Sociedad but only lasted ten games, retiring from the sport subsequently.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Alonso's sons, Mikel and Xabi, were also footballers and midfielders. Both followed in their father's footsteps representing Real Sociedad, and the latter also played with great success for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and the Spain national team.[10][11]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Real Sociedad
Barcelona
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External links
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- Periko Alonso at BDFutbolLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Periko Alonso manager profile at BDFutbol
- Periko Alonso at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Periko Alonso – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Periko Alonso at EU-Football.info
- 1953 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Tolosa, Spain
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- FC Barcelona players
- CE Sabadell FC footballers
- Spain men's B international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Basque Country men's international footballers
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Segunda División managers
- Segunda División B managers
- Tercera División managers
- Tolosa CF managers
- Real Sociedad B managers
- SD Eibar managers
- Hércules CF managers
- Real Sociedad managers
- Alonso family (Gipuzkoa)