Armando Alonso
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Armando Alonso
| fullname = Armando Alonso Rodríguez
| image = Anthony Vargas and Armando Alonso.jpg
| caption = Alonso playing for Alajuelense
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|03|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
| currentclub = Alajuelense
| clubnumber = 8
| position = Striker, Winger,
Attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Saprissa
| years1 = 2001–2011
| years2 = 2005–2007
| years3 = 2012–
| clubs1 = Deportivo Saprissa | caps1 = 112| goals1 = 24
| clubs2 = → Cartaginés (loan)| caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 6
| clubs3 = Alajuelense | caps3 = 112| goals3 = 28
| nationalyears1 = 2008–
| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate = 1 July 2015
| ntupdate = 1 January 2014
}}
{{family name hatnote|Alonso|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}
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.[http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/champscup/viewArticle.asp?id=4127 Saprissa overturn first-leg loss to win final Champions’ Cup semifinal spot]
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.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Saprissa-Armando-Alonso-Esteban-Sirias_0_1237676257.html Saprissa deja libres a Armando Alonso y Esteban Sirias] - Nación {{in lang|es}}
International career
He played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship finals in Trinidad and Tobago.
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{{FIFA player|183799}} and played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2009gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} - RSSSF and the 2011 Copa América.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2011safull.html Copa América 2011] - RSSSF
His final international was a September 2010 friendly against Jamaica.
Career statistics
=International goals=
:Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 10 June 2008 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | {{fb|GRN}} | 1–2 | 2–2 | World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 6 September 2008 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | {{fb|SUR}} | 3–0 | 7–0 | World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 12 October 2008 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | {{fb|SUR}} | 3–0 | 4–1 | World Cup qualifier |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=25433}}
- [http://lda.cr/jugadores/armando-alonso-rodriguez/ Profile] - Alajuelense
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080401055412/http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=399&camp=4 Profile] at Nacion.com {{in lang|es}}
{{Costa Rica Squad 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso, Armando}}
Category:Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers
Category:2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Deportivo Saprissa players
Category:C.S. Cartaginés players
Category:Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
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