Diego Alonso

Diego Martín Alonso López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo aˈlonso]; born 16 April 1975) is a Uruguayan professional football head coach and former player who played as a striker.

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

Diego Alonso
Personal information
Full name Diego Martín Alonso López
Date of birth (1975-04-16) 16 April 1975
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1995 Bella Vista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Bella Vista 38 (19)
1999–2000 Gimnasia La Plata 32 (17)
2000–2002 Valencia 20 (2)
2001–2002 → Atlético Madrid (loan) 38 (22)
2002–2003 Racing Santander 23 (1)
2003–2004 Málaga 23 (6)
2004–2005 UNAM 27 (12)
2005–2006 Murcia 25 (2)
2006 Nacional 7 (3)
2007 Shanghai Shenhua 13 (7)
2008–2009 Gimnasia La Plata 36 (5)
2009–2011 Peñarol 43 (17)
Total 325 (114)
National team
1999–2004 Uruguay 8 (0)
Teams managed
2011–2012 Bella Vista
2012–2013 Guaraní
2013 Peñarol
2014 Olimpia
2014–2018 Pachuca
2018–2019 Monterrey
2019–2021 Inter Miami
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club

Alonso was born in Montevideo, the country's capital. He made his professional debut with C.A. Bella Vista where he remained four seasons, helping the side to the second division title in 1997.

After a brief spell in Argentina for Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (he would also represent the club towards the end of his career), Alonso moved to Spain, where he played with five teams in as many years: Valencia CF,[1] Atlético Madrid (where he scored 22 goals in 2001–02's second division, helping the Colchoneros return to La Liga and forming an efficient attacking partnership with countryman Fernando Correa, who added 13),[2][3] Racing de Santander, Málaga CF[4] and Real Murcia, where he did not have a good scoring record overall. In between his fourth and fifth club, he played one year in Mexico with Club Universidad Nacional.

In 2006, the 31-year-old Alonso returned to his country and joined hometown's Club Nacional de Football. However, shortly after, he moved abroad again, signing with Shanghai Shenhua F.C. in the Chinese Super League; after two slow seasons with Gimnasia, the veteran switched to Peñarol.

International

Alonso made eight appearances for the Uruguay national team, during five years. His debut came on 17 June 1999 in a 3–2 friendly win over Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este.

Alonso was chosen for the nation's squad for that year's Copa América, and scored on his quarter-final penalty shootout attempt (5–3 victory) for the eventual runners-up, also against Paraguay, the hosts.[5] In spite of his season with Atlético he was not selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and subsequently criticised manager Víctor Púa.[6]

Coaching career

Alonso started working as a manager in 2011, being in charge in quick succession of Bella Vista, Club Guaraní, Peñarol and Club Olimpia (the second and fourth sides from the Paraguayan Primera División).[7] In December 2014, he was appointed at C.F. Pachuca of the Mexican Liga MX,[8] leading them to the 2016 Clausura[9] and the subsequent edition of the CONCACAF Champions League.[10] On 4 May 2018, he was released.[11]

On 2 June 2018, Alonso was named coach of C.F. Monterrey.[12] In May of the following year, after the 2–1 aggregate victory over Tigres UANL in the Champions League final,[13][14] he became the first manager to win the competition with two different clubs.[15] On 30 September 2019, following a 0–2 loss to the same opposition that left his team in 12th place on the general table, he was dismissed.[16]

On 30 December 2019, Alonso was announced as the inaugural head coach of Major League Soccer side Inter Miami CF.[17][18] On 7 January 2021, he left by mutual consent.[19]

Personal life

Alonso is a cousin of Iván Alonso, who also played several years in Spain, mainly with Deportivo Alavés.[20]

Managerial statistics
As of 9 September 2020[21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nation From To Record
G W D L Win %
Bella Vista 14 September 2011 4 June 2012 25 9 3 13 036.00
Guaraní 12 July 2012 18 June 2013 45 23 11 11 051.11
Peñarol 19 June 2013 6 October 2013 8 1 3 4 012.50
Olimpia 11 March 2014 5 October 2014 30 14 7 9 046.67
Pachuca 4 December 2014 10 May 2018 173 74 46 53 042.77
Monterrey 10 May 2018 30 September 2019 72 38 14 20 052.78
Inter Miami 30 December 2019 7 January 2021 23 7 3 13 030.43
Total 359 160 86 113 044.57

Honours

Club

Bella Vista

Atlético Madrid

UNAM

Shanghai

Peñarol

International

Uruguay

Individual

Manager

Pachuca

Monterrey

Individual

References
  1. Villalba, Juan M. (28 July 2001). "El Valencia ficha a Salva y cede a Diego Alonso al Atlético" [Valencia sign Salva and loan Diego Alonso to Atlético]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. "Diego Alonso: "Tenemos que disfrutar de cada segundo"" [Diego Alonso: "We have to enjoy every second"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 May 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. Bruña, Manuel (7 August 2013). "Diego Alonso y Correa no olvidan al Atleti" [Diego Alonso and Correa do not forget Atleti]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. "El Málaga ficha al uruguayo Diego Alonso" [Málaga sign Uruguayan Diego Alonso]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 21 August 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. "Diego Alonso: "Víctor Púa no ha sido fiel a sus principios"" [Diego Alonso: "Víctor Púa has not been faithful to his principles"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 May 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. "Diego Alonso es el nuevo entrenador de Olimpia de Paraguay" [Diego Alonso is the new manager of Paraguay's Olimpia] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. "El uruguayo Diego Alonso es nuevo entrenador del Pachuca" [Uruguayan Diego Alonso is new manager of Pachuca] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. "Diego Alonso, campeón como DT y jugador" [Diego Alonso, champion as HC and player] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportes. 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. González, Édgar (26 April 2017). "Pachuca es campeón de la 'Concachampions'" [Pachuca are champions of the 'Concachampions']. Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. "Diego Alonso se despide del Pachuca con una emotiva carta" [Diego Alonso says goodbye to Pachuca through emotional letter]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. "Diego Alonso es el nuevo DT de Monterrey" [Diego Alonso is the new Monterrey HC]. El Observador (in Spanish). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. "Diego Alonso: a mano con Rayados" [Diego Alonso: hand in hand with Rayados] (in Spanish). Televisa. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. "1–1. El argentino Sánchez marca y firma el título del Monterrey en la Concacaf" [1–1. Argentine Sánchez scores and signs Monterrey's Concacaf title] (in Spanish). EFE. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. "Diego Alonso, el único técnico en ganar la Concachampions con dos clubes" [Diego Alonso, the only manager to win the Concachampions with two clubs]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. "Despiden a Diego Alonso de Monterrey" [Diego Alonso is dismissed from Monterrey]. Milenio (in Spanish). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  17. "Diego Alonso: David Beckham's Inter Miami MLS franchise name first manager". BBC Sport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  18. "Inter Miami CF selects Diego Alonso as first-ever head coach in club history". Inter Miami. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  19. "Inter Miami CF and manager Diego Alonso mutually agree to part ways". Inter Miami. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  20. Ros, Cayetano; Villalba, Juan M. (8 February 2001). "Primos hermanos bajo distinta bandera" [First cousins under a different flag]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  21. Diego Alonso coach profile at Soccerway
  22. "Uruguay: Seis años después Peñarol volvió a gritar campeón (1–1)" [Uruguay: Peñarol screamed champions again six years later (1–1)] (in Spanish). Goal. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  23. "¡Monterrey campeón de la Copa MX 2017! Venció 1–0 a Pachuca" [Monterrey 2017 MX Cup champions! They beat Pachuca 1–0]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  24. "Pachuca routs Al Jazira, makes history at FIFA Club World Cup". EFE. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  25. "Winners: Diego Alonso". World Soccer. 2019. p. 15.
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