Armando Alonso
FullnameArmando Alonso Rodríguez
Birth date21 March 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeSan José, Costa Rica
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
CurrentclubAlajuelense
Clubnumber8
PositionStriker, Winger,
Attacking midfielder
Youthclubs 1Saprissa
Years 12001–2011
Years 22005–2007
Years 32012–
Clubs 1Deportivo Saprissa
Caps 1112
Goals 124
Clubs 2Cartaginés (loan)
Caps 246
Goals 26
Clubs 3Alajuelense
Caps 3112
Goals 328
Nationalyears 12008–
Nationalteam 1Costa Rica
Nationalcaps 123
Nationalgoals 13
Pcupdate1 July 2015
Ntupdate1 January 2014

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]

Club career

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

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

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2008Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaGRN1–22–2World Cup qualifier
2.6 September 2008Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa RicaSUR3–07–0World Cup qualifier
3.12 October 2008André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameSUR3–04–1World Cup qualifier

References

  1. ^ Saprissa overturn first-leg loss to win final Champions’ Cup semifinal spot
  2. ^ Saprissa deja libres a Armando Alonso y Esteban Sirias - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^
  4. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details[dead link] - RSSSF
  5. ^ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF