Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Alonso and the second or maternal family name is
Álvarez .
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
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] FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou the previous weekend[ 5] 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] UEFA Cup on 31 October 2002 in a 1–1 home draw against Beşiktaş J.K. in the second round ,[ 8] [ 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
Alonso earned two caps for the Spain under-21s .[ 12] [ 13] Basque Country regional team .[ 14]
References
^ a b c d "Eduardo Alonso Álvarez" . El Mundo . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .^ Castañeda, Eduardo (28 September 1992). "Goleada del Athletic en un derbi sin color" [Athletic rout in colourless derby]. Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ Calleja, José Luis (18 November 1996). "Bronca y pañolada para un desacertado Sporting" [Boos and hankies for poor Sporting]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ Martín, Carlos (26 October 1998). "Edu Alonso y Corino hacen méritos para volver a casa" [Edu Alonso and Corino doing all they can to return home] (PDF) . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ Astruells, Andrés (18 October 1998). "Un tropiezo inexplicable" [Inexplicable fumble]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ "Edu Alonso: "El Alavés era mi principal opción, sin lugar a dudas" [Edu Alonso: "Alavés was my first option, no doubt about that"]. Diario AS . Retrieved 7 March 2018 .^ Viñayo, Patricio (23 July 2002). "Las Palmas quiere bajar la ficha a seis jugadores que no cobran hace meses" [Las Palmas want to revise contract to six players that have not been paid in months]. El País . Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ Cuenca, Nika (1 November 2002). "Abelardo mantiene la esperanza" [Abelardo keeps the hope]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ Ortiz de Arri, Eduardo (23 July 2003). "Edu Alonso se tiene que bajar el sueldo para irse de vacaciones" [Edu Alonso has to earn less in order to go on vacation]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ Martínez Viguri, J. A. (1 August 2008). "El Alavés negocia con Edu Alonso la rescisión de su contrato de dos años" [Alavés negotiate with Edu Alonso termination of his two-year contract]. El Correo . Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ "Edu Alonso se despide de la afición alavesista tras retirarse del fútbol" [Edu Alonso says goodbye to Alavés fans after retiring from football]. Marca . Retrieved 7 March 2018 .^ Di Cesare, Sergio (29 April 1993). "España se impone a Italia con un gol de Christiansen" [Spain down Italy with Christiansen goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2018 . ^ "Los 'Sub-21' de España y Noruega empatan a uno" [Spain and Norway's ‘Under-21’ draw one all]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 September 1993. Retrieved 7 March 2018 .^ "Basque XI 0–1 Wales" . BBC Sport . 21 May 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2018 .
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