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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Olano.

Xabi Alonso

Alonso in 2018

Personal information

Full name

\nXabier Alonso Olano^[1]

Date of birth

\n25 November 1981 (age 43)^[1]

Place of birth

\nTolosa, Spain^[2]

Height

\n1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[2]

Position(s)

\nMidfielder

Team information

Current team

\nBayer Leverkusen (head coach)

Youth career

1990\u20131999

\nAntiguoko

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

1999\u20132000

\nReal Sociedad B

\n39

\n(2)

2000\u20132004

\nReal Sociedad

\n114

\n(9)

2000\u20132001

\n\u2192 Eibar (loan)

\n14

\n(0)

2004\u20132009

\nLiverpool

\n143

\n(15)

2009\u20132014

\nReal Madrid

\n158

\n(4)

2014\u20132017

\nBayern Munich

\n79

\n(5)

Total

\n547

\n(35)

International career

2000

\nSpain U18

\n1

\n(0)

2002\u20132003

\nSpain U21

\n9

\n(0)

2001\u20132012

\nBasque Country

\n5

\n(0)

2003\u20132014

\nSpain

\n114

\n(16)

Managerial career

2019\u20132022

\nReal Sociedad B

2022\u2013

\nBayer Leverkusen

Medal record

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Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Spain\n
FIFA World Cup\n
Winner	2010 South Africa	\n
UEFA European Championship\n
Winner	2008 Austria\u2013Switzerland	\n
Winner	2012 Poland\u2013Ukraine	\n
FIFA Confederations Cup\n
$\"Third$	2009 South Africa	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xabier Alonso Olano (Basque: [\u02c8\u0283a\u03b2i a\u02c8lons\u033ao o\u02c8lano], Spanish: [\u02c8\u0283a\u03b2j a\u02c8lonso o\u02c8lano]; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player from Tolosa, Spain, who is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation and is known for his exceptional passing range.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Alonso is also considered to be one of the best young managers in the world.^[7]^[8]^[9]\n

Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar, he was appointed as team captain of Real Sociedad and finished runner-up in La Liga in 2002\u201303 season. He moved to Liverpool in 2004 for \u00a310.5 million and won the UEFA Champions League in his first season, scoring in the Final. He later won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. Alonso moved to Real Madrid in 2009 in a deal worth \u00a330 million and won La Liga, two Copas del Rey, and another Champions League. He joined German club Bayern Munich in 2015 and won three Bundesliga titles, including a domestic double in his second season, and retired in 2017.^[10]\n

He made his international debut for Spain in April 2003 and went onto win Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, and Euro 2012. He also represented Spain at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. On 23 June 2012, Alonso won his 100th cap for Spain in the quarter-final of Euro 2012 against France, where he scored both goals in a victory. Alonso retired from international football after the 2014 World Cup. His 114 appearances make him the eighth-most capped player in Spain's history.\n

Alonso coached Real Madrid's U14 team before being appointed as manager of Real Sociedad B in 2019, where he won promotion to the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n in his second season. Alonso was named head coach of Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 and completed an unprecedented unbeaten domestic double in 2024, winning the club's first Bundesliga title and first DFB Pokal since 1993.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	League cup^[b]\n	Europe\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Real Sociedad\n	1999\u20132000^[184]^[185]\n	La Liga\n	0	0	1	0	\u2013	\u2013	\u2013	1	0\n
2000\u201301^[184]\n	18	0	0	0	\u2013	\u2013	\u2013	18	0\n
2001\u201302^[184]\n	29	3	0	0	\u2013	\u2013	\u2013	29	3\n
2002\u201303^[184]\n	33	3	1	0	\u2013	\u2013	\u2013	34	3\n
2003\u201304^[184]\n	34	3	0	0	\u2013	8^[c]	1	\u2013	42	4\n
Total\n	114	9	2	0	\u2013	8	1	\u2013	124	10\n
Eibar (loan)\n	2000\u201301^[184]\n	Segunda Divisi\u00f3n\n	14	0	0	0	\u2013	\u2013	\u2013	14	0\n
Liverpool\n	2004\u201305^[186]\n	Premier League\n	24	2	0	0	0	0	8^[c]	1	\u2013	32	3\n
2005\u201306^[186]\n	35	3	5	2	0	0	11^[c]	0	2^[d]	0	53	5\n
2006\u201307^[186]\n	32	4	1	0	2	0	15^[c]	0	1^[e]	0	51	4\n
2007\u201308^[186]\n	19	2	3	0	1	0	4^[c]	0	\u2013	27	2\n
2008\u201309^[186]\n	33	4	3	0	1	0	10^[c]	1	\u2013	47	5\n
Total\n	143	15	12	2	4	0	48	2	3	0	210	19\n
Real Madrid\n	2009\u201310^[187]\n	La Liga\n	34	3	0	0	\u2013	7^[c]	0	\u2013	41	3\n
2010\u201311^[187]\n	34	0	7	1	\u2013	11^[c]	0	\u2013	52	1\n
2011\u201312^[187]\n	36	1	4	0	\u2013	10^[c]	0	2^[f]	1	52	2\n
2012\u201313^[187]\n	28	0	7	0	\u2013	10^[c]	0	2^[f]	0	47	0\n
2013\u201314^[187]\n	26	0	7	0	\u2013	9^[c]	0	0	0	42	0\n
2014\u201315^[187]\n	0	0	0	0	\u2013	0	0	2^[f]	0	2	0\n
Total\n	158	4	25	1	\u2013	47	0	6	1	236	6\n
Bayern Munich\n	2014\u201315^[188]\n	Bundesliga\n	26	2	4	0	\u2013	10^[c]	2	0	0	40	4\n
2015\u201316^[188]\n	26	0	4	1	\u2013	8^[c]	1	1^[g]	0	39	2\n
2016\u201317^[188]\n	27	3	3	0	\u2013	7^[c]	0	1^[g]	0	38	3\n
Total\n	79	5	11	1	\u2013	25	3	2	0	117	9\n
Career total\n	508	33	50	4	4	0	128	6	11	1	701	44\n

National team	Year	Apps
Spain\n
2003	5	0\n
2004	11	0\n
2005	6	0\n
2006	11	1\n
2007	6	0\n
2008	14	2\n
2009	12	4\n
2010	16	2\n
2011	11	3\n
2012	14	3\n
2013	3\"	0\n
2014	5	1\n
Career total	114	16\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n
1	14 June 2006	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	$\"\"$ Ukraine	1\u20130	4\u20130	2006 FIFA World Cup\n
2	20 August 2008	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	$\"\"$ Denmark	1\u20130	3\u20130	Friendly\n
3	3\u20130\n
4	1 April 2009	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	$\"\"$ Turkey	1\u20131	2\u20131	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification\n
5	28 June 2009	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa	$\"\"$ South Africa	3\u20132	3\u20132	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
6	14 November 2009	Vicente Calder\u00f3n Stadium, Madrid, Spain	$\"\"$ Argentina	1\u20130	2\u20131	Friendly\n
7	2\u20131\n
8	29 May 2010	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	$\"\"$ Saudi Arabia	2\u20131	3\u20132	Friendly\n
9	8 June 2010	Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain	$\"\"$ Poland	3\u20130	6\u20130	Friendly\n
10	7 June 2011	Estadio Jos\u00e9 Antonio Anzo\u00e1tegui, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	$\"\"$ Venezuela	3\u20130	3\u20130	Friendly\n
11	10 August 2011	Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy	$\"\"$ Italy	1\u20131	1\u20132	Friendly\n
12	7 October 2011	Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	$\"\"$ Czech Republic	2\u20130	2\u20130	UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification\n
13	30 May 2012	Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland	$\"\"$ South Korea	2\u20131	4\u20131	Friendly\n
14	23 June 2012	Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine	$\"\"$ France	1\u20130	2\u20130	UEFA Euro 2012\n
15	2\u20130\n
16	13 June 2014	Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil	$\"\"$ Netherlands	1\u20130	1\u20135	2014 FIFA World Cup\n

Team\n	From\n	To\n	Record\n	Ref\n
G\n	W\n	D\n	L\n	GF\n	GA\n	GD\n	Win %\n
Real Sociedad B\n	1 June 2019\n	28 May 2022\n	98\n	40\n	23\n	35\n	140\n	120\n	+20\n	040.82\n	^[190]^[191]^[192]\n
Bayer Leverkusen\n	5 October 2022\n	Present\n	125\n	83\n	28\n	14\n	284\n	127\n	+157\n	066.40\n	^[193]\n
Total\n	223\n	123\n	51\n	49\n	424\n	247\n	+177\n	055.16\n	\n

Early years

Club career

Real Sociedad

Liverpool

2004\u201305: Champions League victory

2005\u201306: FA Cup winner

2006\u20132009

Real Madrid

2009\u201310 season

2010\u201314

Bayern Munich

International career

Euro 2004

2006 World Cup

Euro 2008

2009 Confederations Cup

2010 World Cup

Euro 2012

2014 World Cup

Basque Country

Style of play

Coaching and managerial career

Early years

Real Madrid U14

Real Sociedad B

Bayer Leverkusen

2022\u201323: Rise from the relegation zone

2023\u201324: Historic domestic double and unbeaten run

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Manager

See also

References

External links

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Talks

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