Carlos Alonso (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 (age 45)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ 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.

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

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 (archived)
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

External links

• Carlos Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com