Biography
Habi Alonso refers to the number of football players who did not just hang boots on a nail, and decided to transmit skill to the younger generation. Experience at the midfielder is really colossal: Championship of Spain, Germany, Europe and the world, multiple victories in the Champions League, national Cups and Super Cups. Now the developments of the ex-player "Liverpool", "Real Madrid" and "Bavaria" adopters "Real Sociedad in", but they say that he can lead the top club.Childhood and youth
Habier Alonso Olano was born on November 25, 1981 in the Spanish city of Toloze. The boy was inherited by the boy's football: Perico Alonso, his father, he won the Spanish Championship 3 times - twice for "Real Sociedad" and for Barcelona. He also advocated the national team.
The first 6 years of the life of Habi Alonso lived in Barcelona, then moved to San Sebastian. Here, the young man became acquainted with Mikkel Arteta. The guys competed in technical capabilities, trained the skills of possession of the ball. Perico, noticing the interest of his son to football, gave it to the Academy of Catalan Club "Sabadell".
Embed from getty imagesAlonso and Artete dreamed of playing together in "Real Sociedad", but their biography was different. Speeches of young midfielders for the local team "Antigo" attracted the attention of scouts. As a result, Alonso was taken to the "Real Sociedad", and Artetta - to the reserve "Barcelona".
Non-promoters say that Habi was in the Spanish club just because his elder brother Michel was invited a year earlier. Time passed points: now Alonso Jr. continues his career as a coach, and Michelle threw a long time to light up on the professional arena.
Personal life
Habi Alonso's wife - actress Naga Aranburou. In their family, three children are brought up: March 11, 2008, first-mentioned Jonchu was born, on March 30, 2010 - Yeah, and on December 2, 2013 - Emma.Between personal life and football Alonso without a doubt chooses the first. He even missed the match with Interom, to be close to his wife at the time of the first birth. In addition, Alonso constantly talks about his love for the family under photos in "Instagram".
Football
Professional debut of Habi Alonso for "Real Sociedad" took place in 1999. That was a heavy time for the team. The novice midfielder threw out of the extreme to the extreme: Perico Alonso, having come to the post of coach, sent the Son to the backup team to avoid the reassigns, and the next manager John Tosakh made 20-year-old Habi Captain.
Key clubs of the world, including "Real Madrid," wanted to get Alonso, but until 2004 he remained faithful "Real Sociedad". With him the team strongly. A reliable protection of the gate Alonso helped to provide Valery Karpin, the current coach of Rostov.
With "Real Sociedad", Habi did not conquer the awards, but learned to be on the field necessary, efficient, easy. These skills are associated with physical parameters (Alonso 183 heights - cm, weight - 75 kg) erected midfielder into the rank of universal players. So, for 5 years in Liverpool, Alonso scored 19 heads in 210 matches. This is a high result for its position.
Liverpool was for Alonso home from 2004 to 2009. With this team, the footballer first won the Champions League, took the Super Cup of England and UEFA, the National Cup. When Habi gone, comrades responded about him with sincere warmth.
"I would be returned to the Khabi Alonso team. This is the best midfielder with whom I played. I miss him, "these words of football player Stephen Gerrard led the official website of Liverpool in 2009.Embed from Getty ImagesIn "Real Madrid" Alonso was lucky. He played at the level of worthy of world football, but could not go to the leadership. Nevertheless, side by side with Cristiano Ronaldo and which midfielder spent 5 seasons, from 2009 to 2014. He became the champion of Spain, twice took the National Cup, won the Champions League.
Alonso completed his career, as is subtracted by the top player, in the top club: his track record has closed "Bavaria". For 4 years, the midfielder became the champion of Germany three times. Habi's final match played on May 20, 2017.
In the youth of the potential of Habi Alonso, not only the club career was enough, but also on the speeches for the Spanish national team. In its composition, the midfielder conquered the world and twice Europe.
Habi Alonso now
On August 29, 2018, Alonso returned to "Real Sociedad" as a coach. True, until he heads the starting lineup, and the Real Sociedad B reserve team.In November 2019, there was information that the leadership of Bavaria considers Habi Alonso to the post of a new head coach. Competition is made up by Jose Mourinho, Thomas Tuchiel and Mauricio Punchetino.
Achievements
As part of Liverpool:
- 2004/05 - Champions League Winner
- 2005/06 - winner of the Cup of England
- 2005 - Winner Super Cup UEFA
- 2006 - Wroudler Super Cup England
As part of "Real Madrid":
- 2010/11, 2013/14 - Winner of the Spanish Cup
- 2011/12 - Champion of Spain
- 2012 - Winner of the Super Cup of Spain
- 2013/14 - Champions League Winner
- 2014 - UEFA Super Cup winner
As part of "Bavaria"
- 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 - Champion of Germany
- 2015/16 - German Cup owner
- 2016 - owner of the supercube of Germany
As part of the Spanish national team:
- 2008, 2012 - European Champion
- 2010 - World Champion