Xabi Alonso

Spanish football manager (born 1981)

Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981), is a Spanish manager and retired footballer. He played as a midfielder. The last club he played for was Bayern Munich.

Xabi Alonso
Alonso training with Bayern Munich in 2017
Personal information
Full nameXabier Alonso Olano[1]
Date of birth (1981-11-25) 25 November 1981 (age 42)
Place of birthTolosa, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bayer Leverkusen
Youth career
1990–1999Antiguoko
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000Real Sociedad B39(2)
2000–2004Real Sociedad114(9)
2000–2001Eibar (loan)14(0)
2004–2009Liverpool143(15)
2009–2014Real Madrid158(4)
2014–2017Bayern Munich79(5)
Total547(35)
National team
2000Spain U181(0)
2002–2003Spain U219(0)
2003–2014Spain114(16)
2001–2012Basque Country5(0)
Teams managed
2018–2019Real Madrid (youth)
2019–Real Sociedad B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alonso also played for the Spain national team from 2003 until 2014. He retired from football in 2017 and became a manager in 2018 for Real Madrid's youth sectors, which are known as "La Fábrica" (the factory). In 2019, he started coaching Real Sociedad's youth sectors. Real Sociedad is also the club where Alonso began his career in 1999.

Club career statistics change

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeOther1Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad[3][4]1999–200000100010
2000–011800000180
2001–022930000293
2002–033331000343
2003–043430081424
Total1149208112410
Eibar (loan)[3]2000–011400000140
Total1400000140
Liverpool[5]2004–05242000081323
2005–06353520011020535
2006–07324102015010514
2007–08192301040272
2008–093343010101475
Total14315122404823021019
Real Madrid[6]2009–103430070413
2010–1134071110521
2011–123614010021522
2012–132807010020470
2013–14260709000420
2014–150000002020
Total1584251470612366
Bayern Munich[7]2014–152624010200404
2015–16260418110392
2016–17273307010383
Total795111253201179
Career total5083350440128611170144

1 Includes FIFA Club World Cup, FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España and DFL-Supercup.

International career statistics change

[8]

Spain national team
YearAppsGoals
200350
2004110
200560
2006111
200760
2008142
2009124
2010162
2011113
2012143
201330
201451
Total11416

Managerial statistics change

As of match played 8 March 2020[9][10]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
GWDLWin %
Real Sociedad B1 June 2019Present281288042.86[11]
Total281288042.86

Honours change

Liverpool[6]

Real Madrid[6]

Bayern Munich[6]

Spain[6]

Individual

Decorations

References change

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  9. "Xabi Alonso leaves Madrid to take over Real Sociedad's academy side". Sport. Barcelona. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  10. "Real Sociedad de Fútbol II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. "Xabi Alonso: Xabier Alonso Olano: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  12. "Liverpool 3 – 3 West Ham United". lfchistory.net. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  13. "Liverpool 2 – 1 Chelsea". lfchistory.net. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  14. "AC Milan 3 – 3 Liverpool". lfchistory.net. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  15. "Liverpool 3 – 1 CSKA Moscow". lfchistory.net. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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  18. "FifPro announces reserve Teams of the Year - but Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben won't be laughing while Iker Casillas is somehow named the second best goalkeeper of 2013". Independent.co.uk. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  19. "2015 World XI: the Reserve Teams - FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro.org. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  20. "2016 World 11: the reserve teams - FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro.org. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  21. "Messi and Guardiola, invited to Real Madrid's party". Marca. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  22. "2014/15 Team of the Season". Bundesliga. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  23. "Las campeones del mundo de fútbol ya tienen la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo". mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2014.