Carlos Alonso (Nicaraguan footballer)

For other uses, see Carlos Alonso (disambiguation).
Carlos Alonso
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Rigoberto Alonso Gómez
Date of birthAugust 25, 1979
Place of birthChinandega, Nicaragua
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996-1998FC Chinandega
1998-1999Walter Ferretti
1999-2000Real Estelí
2000-2002Parmalat
2002-2005Real Estelí
2005-2006Diriangén
2006-2007Scorpión
2007-2008Diriangén
2008-2009VCP Chinandega
2010Real Estelí
2011América
National team‡
2000-2010Nicaragua37(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Carlos Rigoberto Alonso Gómez (born August 25, 1979) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.

Club career

A much-travelled defender, Alonso made his league debut with FC Chinandega in 1996 and played for several Nicaraguan league clubs in a career spanning over 15 years. His clubs include Walter Ferretti, Real Estelí, Parmalat[1] and Diriangén. In summer 2006 he joined Scorpión[2] after just winning the league with Diriangén.[3]

In January 2010 he left VCP Chinandega and returned to Estelí,[4] only to sign with América in November 2010.[5]

International career

Alonso made his debut for Nicaragua in a March 2000 World Cup qualification match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 37 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2001,[7] 2003,[8] 2005,[9] 2007,[10] 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups,[11] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12] He also has been national team captain.

His final international was a September 2010 friendly match against Guatemala.

References

  1. ↑ Parmalat se prepara - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Alonso vuelve a Chinandega - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Diriangén campeón - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Regresa Alonso al Real Estelí - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Alonso al América - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Carlos Alonso – FIFA competition record
  7. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  8. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  9. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  12. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF

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