Carlos Alonso (Nicaraguan footballer)

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

For other uses, see Carlos Alonso (disambiguation).
Carlos Alonso
Personal information
Full name Carlos Rigoberto Alonso Gómez
Date of birth (1979-08-25) 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
National team‡
2000–2010 Nicaragua 37 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

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 Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. Alonso vuelve a Chinandega - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  3. Diriangén campeón Archived February 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  4. Regresa Alonso al Real Estelí - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  5. Alonso al América - El Nuevo Diario (in 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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