Miguel Ángel 'Periko' Alonso Oyarbide (born 1 February 1953) is a Spanish former football midfielder and manager.
 Alonso in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Alonso Oyarbide | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Tolosa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
In his professional career he played mainly for Real Sociedad (five years) and Barcelona (three), amassing La Liga totals of 273 matches and 42 goals during ten seasons.[1]
A Spanish international for two years, Alonso represented the country at the 1982 World Cup.
Playing career edit
Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Alonso played professionally for Real Sociedad, FC Barcelona and CE Sabadell FC. 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 match with Hungary (2–2), in Budapest.[2]
In 1982–83, having retired from the national team after the unsuccessful home World Cup campaign, Alonso joined Barcelona,[3] 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.[4]
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 1981 | Stadion ŁKS, Łódź, Poland |  Poland |
2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly[5] |
Coaching career edit
Alonso started working as a manager immediately after retiring, mainly in the Basque Country. In 2000, after an unsuccessful spell at Hércules CF (second division, relegation), he had a chance to coach Real Sociedad but only lasted ten games, after which he retired.[6]
Personal life edit
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, FC Bayern Munich and the Spain national team.[7][8]
Honours edit
Real Sociedad
Barcelona
References edit
- ^ "Leyendas de la Real Sociedad – Periko Alonso" [Real Sociedad legends – Periko Alonso]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Castillo, J. J. (25 September 1980). "2–2: Empate justo en partido versallesco" [2–2: Fair draw in versaillescque match]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Alonso, Ignacio (25 May 1982). "A 'Perico' Alonso le llegó un poco tarde la fama" [Fame came to 'Perico' Alonso a little late]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Batista Rodríguez, Giovanni (26 January 2016). "Periko Alonso, el éxito tardío" [Periko Alonso, a late success] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Stanski, Gzregorz (19 November 1981). "2–3: España remontó a Polonia en un final alucinante" [2–3: Spain came back from behind against Poland in mind-blowing finale] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Ortiz de Arri, Eduardo (23 December 2000). "Periko Alonso abandona la Real Sociedad y el oficio de entrenador" [Periko Alonso quits Real Sociedad and coaching]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Varona, Alfredo (2 September 2009). "El pasado azulgrana de Alonso" [Alonso's azulgrana past]. Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ Astrain, Jon (27 February 2010). "Mikel versus Xabi en Tenerife" [Mikel versus Xabi in Tenerife]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2012.
External links edit
- Real Sociedad official profile
- Periko Alonso at BDFutbol
- Periko Alonso manager profile at BDFutbol
- Periko Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Periko Alonso – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Periko Alonso at EU-Football.info