Armando Alonso
Armando Alonso Rodríguez (born 21 March 1984) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who used to play for Alajuelense. Alonso scored a goal in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 quarter-final match against Atlante F.C. on March 19, 2008.[1]
| Alonso playing for Alajuelense | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Alonso Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2011 | Deportivo Saprissa | 112 | (24) |
| 2005–2007 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 46 | (6) |
| 2012– | Alajuelense | 112 | (28) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Costa Rica | 23 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2014 | |||
Club career edit
Alonso made his debut in the Costa Rican Premier Division on 20 February 2002 for Deportivo Saprissa against Santos de Guápiles. He then spent two years on loan at Cartaginés and joined Alajuelense in 2012 after being released along with Esteban Sirias by Saprissa in December 2011.[2]
International career edit
He played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship finals in Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
Alonso made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a March 2008 friendly match against Peru and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[4] and the 2011 Copa América.[5]
His final international was a September 2010 friendly against Jamaica.
Career statistics edit
International goals edit
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2008 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Grenada | 1–2 | 2–2 | World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 6 September 2008 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | Suriname | 3–0 | 7–0 | World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 12 October 2008 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | Suriname | 3–0 | 4–1 | World Cup qualifier |
References edit
- ^ Saprissa overturn first-leg loss to win final Champions’ Cup semifinal spot
- ^ Saprissa deja libres a Armando Alonso y Esteban Sirias - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ a b – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details[dead link] - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
External links edit
- Armando Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - Alajuelense
- at Nacion.com (in Spanish)