Txema Alonso

Txema
Personal information
Full name José María Alonso Fernández
Date of birth (1971-04-29) 29 April 1971
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Indautxu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Lleida 204 (16)
1995–2003 Racing Santander 161 (4)
2002–2003 → Getafe (loan) 15 (0)
2003–2006 Lleida 86 (3)
Total 466 (23)
National team
1991–1992 Spain U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

José María Alonso Fernández (born 29 April 1971), commonly known as Txema, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

He amassed La Liga totals of 183 games and five goals over the course of seven seasons, in representation of Lleida and Racing de Santander. He added 221/11 in Segunda División, where he also featured for both clubs.

Football career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Txema's professional career was closely associated to UE Lleida, which he represented in all three major levels of Spanish football. He contributed with 35 games and three goals in the 1992–93 season as the club returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence, and made his debut in the competition on 5 September 1993 by starting in a 0–1 away loss against CD Tenerife.[1]

In the 1995 summer, Txema signed for Racing de Santander, being first-choice in his first four years but mainly a backup afterwards. In the 2001–02 campaign, he played only 12 matches to help the Cantabrians finish second behind Atlético Madrid and subsequently return to the top flight.

Aged 32, Txema returned to his main side for 2003–04, after a loan stint at Getafe CF,[2] and immediately helped it achieve promotion to the second tier. He retired at the end of the 2005–06 season, which finished in relegation.

Personal life

Txema's father, José María, was also a footballer. A forward, he played for several clubs in the second tier.[3]

After his retirement, Txema worked in the sports department of the Lleida city council.[4][5]

Honours

Lleida

References

  1. ↑ "Agustín frena a un buen Lleida" [Agustín stops a good Lleida] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 September 1993. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Yosu podría llamar a Txema para la Intertoto" [Yosu could call Txema to the Intertoto] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alonso: José María Alonso Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Ayuntamiento de Lleida instala desfibriladores en las piscinas municipales" [Lleida City Council installs defibrillators in municipal pools] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Txema Alonso Fernández" (in Catalan). Paeria. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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