Gabriel Alonso

Gabriel Alonso
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Alonso Aristiaguirre
Date of birth(1923-11-09)9 November 1923
Place of birthHondarribia, Spain
Date of death19 November 1996(1996-11-19) (aged 73)
Place of deathHondarribia, Spain
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Izarzuri
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1942Real Unión
1942–1946Racing Ferrol
1946–1951Celta113(0)
1951–1954Real Madrid45(0)
1954–1956Málaga49(0)
1956–1957Rayo Vallecano
National team
1949Spain B1(0)
1948–1952Spain12(0)
* 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 Aristeaguirre.

Gabriel Alonso Aristiaguirre (9 November 1923 – 19 November 1996) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Alonso played for three different teams in La Liga, Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid and CD Málaga, over the course of nine seasons. He won the 1954 national championship with the second club, but his input consisted of one game, a 1–1 away draw against CA Osasuna.

During an 18-year senior career Alonso also represented Real Unión, Racing de Ferrol and Rayo Vallecano, retiring in June 1957 at the age of nearly 34 and dying at 73 in his hometown.

International career

Alonso won 12 caps for Spain during four years. He was selected for the squad that competed in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, appearing in all six matches for the eventual fourth-placed nation.

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