- Born
- Birth nameXabier Alonso Olano
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Xabi Alonso was born on November 25, 1981 in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He is an actor, known for Birmingham City vs Liverpool FC (2005), CSKA Moscow vs Bayern Munich (2014) and LaLiga (1954). He has been married to Nagore Aranburu since July 11, 2009. They have three children.
- SpouseNagore Aranburu(July 11, 2009 - present) (3 children)
- RelativesMikel Alonso(Sibling)
- Member of the Spain national team who won the FIFA World Cup (2010) and two UEFA European Championship (2008 and 2012).
- Midfielder for Real Sociedad (San Sebastián, 1999-00, 2001-2004), S.D. Eibar (Éibar, 2000-01), Liverpool F.C. (England, 2004-2009), Real Madrid (Madrid, 2009-2014) and Bayern München (Germany, 2014-2017); in all 701 games and 44 goals.
- Played with Spain U18 and U21.
- Won the Don Balón Award in 2003.
- 114 appearances for Spain National Football Team (2003-2014); scored 16 goals. Member of the Euro 2004, 2008, 2012, and the Germany '06, South Africa '10 and Brazil '14 squads.
- I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one of the players I liked most. Maybe he's not valued as much as he should be in England because of the style of football there and because he keeps a low profile. Perhaps he would have been more valued in Spain, where midfielders like him form part of the 'ideal.' Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount.
- I left Real Madrid for the same reason [Angel] Di Maria did. We work hard but only others get the praise.
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