Carlos Rigoberto Alonso Gómez (born August 25, 1979) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Rigoberto Alonso Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | August 25, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Chinandega, Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Chinandega | ||
| 1998–1999 | Walter Ferretti | ||
| 1999–2000 | Real Estelí | ||
| 2000–2002 | Parmalat | ||
| 2002–2005 | Real Estelí | ||
| 2005–2006 | Diriangén | ||
| 2006–2007 | Scorpión | ||
| 2007–2008 | Diriangén | ||
| 2008–2009 | VCP Chinandega | ||
| 2010 | Real Estelí | ||
| 2011 | América | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2010 | Nicaragua | 37 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2014 | |||
Club career
editA 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
editAlonso 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
edit- ^ Parmalat se prepara Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Alonso vuelve a Chinandega - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Diriangén campeón Archived February 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Regresa Alonso al Real Estelí - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Alonso al América - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Alonso – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 – Details – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 – Details – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 – Details – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 – Details – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details – RSSSF
External links
edit- Carlos Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com
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