Perez, Alfonso (soccer player)

Club

In 1990, Alfonso became a professional footballer by signing a contract with Real Madrid, and in 1995 he helped the team win the Spanish Championship . Since Alfonso in Real Madrid was not very successful, he was sold to Real Betis . In a club from Seville, Alfonso revealed himself as a striker and began to score, in the second season at Betis he set a club record of 25 goals scored in the Spanish Championship.

In 2000, Alfonso moved to Barcelona , but he failed to play at the same level; in 21 matches he scored only 2 goals. In 2002, Barcelona leased it to Marseille , and the next season to Betis. In 2003, the Sevilians regained their best football player on an ongoing basis. In June 2005, his contract ended, and Alfonso ended his professional career. Since November of that year, he played for the team of veterans of Real Madrid. The home stadium of the Getafe football club, the Coliseum Alfonso Perez , built in 1998, was named after him, although Alfonso never played for his hometown team.

Team

Alfonso played 32 matches and scored 11 goals for the national team of Spain . He made his team debut in 1992. He played at the European Championships 1996 and 2000 , as well as at the 1998 World Cup . He scored his most important goal for the Spanish national team at Euro 2000 against the Yugoslav national team . Losing with a score of 3: 2 after 90 minutes and having almost lost all chances of leaving the group, for which only a victory was needed, Spain mobilized. First, Gaiska Mendieta scored a goal from the penalty spot, and a few seconds before the end of the match Alfonso shot from the summer past the Yugoslav goalkeeper Ivica Kral , scoring the winning goal, which became his second in this match.

• Statistics of performances in the championships of Spain (Spanish)
• Statistics of appearances for the Spanish national team (Spanish)