Xabi Alonso is an outstanding footballer from Spain, born on November 25, 1981. At the moment, he appears in the Munich “Bavaria”. Habier (his full name sounds that way) has a lot of achievements and a pretty impressive career. Well, it’s worth at least a little talk about his busy career.
early years
Xabi Alonso was born in a sports, football family. His father played for FC Real Sociedad, and together with the team became a two-time national champion. He also played for the Catalan “Barcelona”. Habier’s brother is also a footballer, and he is a midfielder. At the moment, is in the ranks of “Charlton Athletic”. The second brother is a football referee. Therefore, it would seem not surprising that Xabi Alonso became a football player. But his passion for football is not an imposed feeling. It manifested itself in early childhood, when little Habier spent all his time on the beaches of San Sebastian and played football there. At a very young age, competing with his childhood friend, he decided that he would be a defensive midfielder.
At the age of 15, he fell under the exchange program and left for Kells (Ireland) to study English. He, along with Mikel Arteta (his friend), dreamed of playing for FC Real Sociedad. However, their paths diverged, since a friend Alonso went to Barcelona. But Xabi fulfilled the dream. It was in Sociedad that he began to progress. By the way, in 2004, Alonso’s childhood friend returned there. But this time, they were unlucky. Very soon, Xabi Alonso received an invitation from Liverpool to speak for them and, of course, agreed.
Career in England
A new stage has begun in the life of Xabi Alonso. The biography of this period is considered the most interesting. He became a truly indispensable player in Liverpool. Recall, at least, a match with “Fulham”, when his club lost 0: 2 in the first half. One in the second on the field went Xabi. And the final score of the match was 4: 2.
Unfortunately, in 2005, Alonso broke his ankle in a match with Chelsea (then he ran into Frank Lampard). Three months he had to be treated. However, then he returned, just during the decisive matches of the playoffs of the Champions League tournament and replaced Stephen Gerrard, who was also injured at that moment. In the final, when the club played with “Milan”, equalized, and then “Liverpool” won the series of post-match, thereby winning the main trophy of the Champions League.
Last five years
In the summer of 2009, it became known that Alonso was outbidding Real Madrid. The “Royal” club thought for a very long time about buying this impressive football player and decided. Moreover, they didn’t even want to pay Liverpool a minimum set by the British, allegedly saying that it was awkwardly big money for him, but they had already spent on Kaka and Ronaldo. However, it was this man who did not want to pay for, that became, as a result, a key player in the central midfield.
In 2014, Xabi decided to move to Bayern Munich. The Munich paid 10 million euros for it, and did not regret it. There have not yet been such players who would have joined the collective and team so quickly. Many fans themselves are surprised, saying that it feels like Khabi was always with them. And the football player himself is pleased with his new club and the people who surround him there. And this, I must say, is mutual.
Achievements
Khabi has a family - the wife of Nagor Arambulu and three children. A football player loves his family, and once even preferred his family to football. He missed the game that took place as part of the Champions League, because then he had a baby. He decided that he was obliged at this time to be next to his wife.
Xabi Alonso, whose photo shows us a calm, simple guy, is actually a football player, who has many achievements and awards. With Liverpool, he became the owner of the FA Cup and Super Cup, European Super Cup and the winner of the Champions League. Together with Real Madrid, he achieved no less. Twice they won “Example”, once they got the Spanish Super Cup and once - a victory in the Champions League. With Bayern - so far won the Bundesliga and the German Super Cup. With the Spanish team, Xabi held two European Championships, and one World Championship. In general, the Spaniard has many successes. And, as can be assumed, these are far from his latest achievements.