Xabi Alonso

Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981), is a Spanish manager and retired footballer. He played as a midfielder. The last club he played for was Bayern Munich.

Alonso also played for the Spain national team from 2003 until 2014. He retired from football in 2017 and became a manager in 2018 for Real Madrid's youth sectors, which are known as "La Fábrica" (the factory). In 2019, he started coaching Real Sociedad's youth sectors. Real Sociedad is also the club where Alonso began his career in 1999.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Sociedad1999–2000La Liga0010–––102000–0118000–––1802001–0229300–––2932002–0333310–––3432003–0434300–81–424Total114920–81–12410Eibar (loan)2000–01Segunda División14000–––140Liverpool2004–05Premier League242000081–3232005–063535200110205352006–073241020150105142007–08192301040–2722008–093343010101–475Total14315122404823021019Real Madrid2009–10La Liga34300–70–4132010–1134071–110–5212011–1236140–100215222012–1328070–100204702013–1426070–90004202014–150000–002020Total1584251–470612366Bayern Munich2014–15Bundesliga26240–102004042015–1626041–81103922016–1727330–7010383Total795111–253201179Career total5083350440128611170144

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSpain200350200411020056020061112007602008142200912420101622011113201214320133*0201451Career total11416

 The match away against Equatorial Guinea in November 2013 although included in Alonso's 114 caps is not considered a full international by FIFA (too many substitutions) but it is official for the RFEF

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alonso goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Xabi AlonsoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  14 June 2006  Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany   1–0 4–0  2006 FIFA World Cup2 20 August 2008 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  1–0  3–0 Friendly3 3–04  1 April 2009  Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   1–1 2–1  2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification5  28 June 2009  Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa   3–2 3–2  2009 FIFA Confederations Cup6 14 November 2009 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain  1–0  2–1 Friendly7 2–18  29 May 2010  Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria   2–1 3–2  Friendly9  8 June 2010  Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain   3–0 6–0  Friendly10  7 June 2011  Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela   3–0 3–0  Friendly11  10 August 2011  Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy   1–1 1–2  Friendly12  7 October 2011  Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic   2–0 2–0  UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification13  30 May 2012  Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland   2–1 4–1  Friendly14 23 June 2012 Donbas Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine  1–0  2–0 UEFA Euro 201215 2–016  13 June 2014  Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil   1–0 1–5  2014 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordReal Sociedad B1 June 201928 May 2022Bayer Leverkusen5 October 202217 May 2025Real Madrid1 June 202512 January 2026Total

Honours
Player
Liverpool
 FA Cup: 2005–06
 FA Community Shield: 2006
 UEFA Champions League: 2004–05; runner-up: 2006–07
 UEFA Super Cup: 2005
 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2005

Real Madrid
 La Liga: 2011–12
 Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14; runner-up: 2012–13
 Supercopa de España: 2012
 UEFA Champions League: 2013–14

Bayern Munich
 Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
 DFB-Pokal: 2015–16
 DFL-Supercup: 2016

Spain
 FIFA World Cup: 2010
 UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2012

Individual
 Spanish Player of the Year: 2003
 BBC Goal of the Month: November 2004
 FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2011, 2012; 2nd team: 2014; 3rd team: 2013; 4th team: 2015; 5th team: 2016
 La Liga Best Midfielder: 2011–12
 UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
 Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2014–15

Decorations
 Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011

Manager
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga: 2023–24
DFB-Pokal: 2023–24
DFL-Supercup: 2024
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2023–24

Individual
Globe Soccer Best Coach of the Year: 2024
VDV Bundesliga Coach of the Season: 2023–24
Football Manager of the Year in Germany: 2024
La Liga Manager of the Month: August 2025

 References 

Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Spanish footballers
Category:Spanish football managers
Category:Spain at UEFA Euro 2004
Category:Spain at UEFA Euro 2008
Category:Spain at UEFA Euro 2012