Periko Alonso facts for kids
Alonso in 1981
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Tolosa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m | ||
| Playing 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | Spain B | 2 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Spain | 20 | (1) |
| 1979 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1989 | Tolosa | ||
| 1989–1992 | San Sebastián | ||
| 1993–1995 | Beasain | ||
| 1995–1998 | Eibar | ||
| 1998–1999 | Hércules | ||
| 2000 | Real Sociedad | ||
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Miguel Ángel 'Periko' Alonso Oyarbide (born 1 February 1953) is a Spanish former football player. He played as a midfielder. Periko Alonso also worked as a manager after his playing career.
He mostly played for two famous Spanish teams: Real Sociedad for five years and Barcelona for three years. During his ten seasons in La Liga, Spain's top football league, he played 273 matches and scored 42 goals. Periko Alonso also played for the Spanish national team for two years. He even represented his country in the 1982 World Cup.
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Playing Career Highlights
Periko Alonso was born in Tolosa, a town in Gipuzkoa, Spain. He played professionally for three main clubs: Real Sociedad, Barcelona, and Sabadell.
Success with Real Sociedad
With Real Sociedad, Periko was a very important player. He helped his team win the La Liga title two times in a row. This happened in the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons. During these winning seasons, he played in about 32 games each year and scored around five goals.
While playing for Real Sociedad, he also earned most of his caps for the Spanish national team. A "cap" means playing a game for your country. His first game for Spain was on 24 September 1980. It was a friendly match against Hungary in Budapest. The game ended in a 2–2 tie.
Time at Barcelona and Sabadell
In the 1982–83 season, Periko Alonso joined Barcelona. He had stopped playing for the national team after the World Cup in his home country didn't go as planned. At Barcelona, he didn't play as much as he did at Real Sociedad. However, he still won the league title with Barcelona in his final year there. He only played two games that season.
He retired from playing football in 1988. His last club was Sabadell, a team near Barcelona. He helped Sabadell get promoted from the Segunda División (Spain's second division league) in his first season with them. In his second season, he scored 12 goals. This was the most goals he scored in a single season in his career. Even though Sabadell was a smaller team, they managed to stay in the top league that year.
International Goals for Spain
Periko Alonso scored one goal for the Spanish national team.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 1981 | Stadion ŁKS, Łódź, Poland |  Poland |
2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing, Periko Alonso immediately started working as a football manager. He mostly coached teams in the Basque Country, which is his home region.
In the year 2000, he had a chance to coach Real Sociedad, one of his former clubs. Before that, he had a difficult time coaching Hércules, where the team was moved to a lower league. At Real Sociedad, he only coached for ten games before he decided to stop working in football.
Family Life
Periko Alonso has two sons, Mikel and Xabi. Both of his sons also became professional footballers and played as midfielders, just like their father. They both followed in their father's footsteps by playing for Real Sociedad. Xabi Alonso became very famous and played for big clubs like Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. He also played many times for the Spain national team.
Trophies and Awards
Periko Alonso won several important trophies during his playing career.
With Real Sociedad
- La Liga:
- 1980–81
- 1981–82
With Barcelona
- La Liga:
- 1984–85
- Copa del Rey:
- 1982–83
- Supercopa de España:
- 1983
- Copa de la Liga:
- 1983
See also
In Spanish: Periko Alonso para niños
