Miguel Ángel Alonso

Periko Alonso

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Alonso Oyarbide
Date of birth	1 February 1953 (1953-02-01)
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Tolosa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974–1977	San Sebastián
1977–1982	Real Sociedad	154	(25)
1982–1985	Barcelona	52	(4)
1985–1988	Sabadell	103	(17)
National team
1981	Spain B	2	(1)
1980–1982	Spain	20	(1)
Teams managed
1988–1989	Tolosa
1989–1992	San Sebastián
1993–1995	Beasain
1995–1998	Eibar
1998–1999	Hércules
2000	Real Sociedad
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Oyarbide.

Miguel Ángel Alonso Oyarbide, known as Periko (born 1 February 1953 in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa), is a retired Spanish football midfielder and coach.

Playing career

During his playing career, Alonso represented professionally Real Sociedad, FC Barcelona and CE Sabadell FC. With the first, he was instrumental in back-to-back league conquests, and gained 19 of his 20 caps for Spain in the process; his debut came on 24 September 1980 in a friendly match with Hungary (2–2), in Budapest.

In 1982–83, having retired from the national team after the unsuccessful home World Cup campaign, Alonso joined Barcelona, being relatively used in two of his three seasons. He won the league in his final year, but only appeared twice. He eventually retired in 1988, with Barça neighbours Sabadell, helping it achieve promotion from Segunda División, and scoring 12 goals - a career-best - in his second year, as the modest Catalans reached (and eventually won) the promotion/relegation playoffs.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 1981	Stadion ŁKS, Łódź, Poland	Poland	2–3	2–3	Friendly

Managerial career

Alonso started his coaching career immediately after retiring, mainly in the Basque Country. In 2000, after an unsuccessful spell at Hércules CF (second division, relegation), he had a chance to coach Real Sociedad, but only lasted ten games, after which he retired from management.

Honours

Real Sociedad

• La Liga: 1980–81, 1981–82

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1984–85
• Copa del Rey: 1982–83
• Supercopa de España: 1983
• Copa de la Liga: 1982–83

Personal

Alonso's sons, Mikel and Xabi, are also footballers and midfielders. Both followed in their father's footsteps representing Real Sociedad, and the latter also played with great success for Liverpool, Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.

External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Miguel Ángel Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com
• Miguel Ángel Alonso – FIFA competition record
• FC Barcelona profile