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Xabi Alonso

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Xabier Alonso Olano (Basque: [ˈʃaβi aˈlons̺o oˈlano], Spanish: [ˈʃaβj aˈlonso oˈlano]; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of La Liga club Real Madrid. He is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation and was known for his passing and long distance shooting. Alonso is also currently considered to be one of the best young managers in the world. Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xabi Alonso is the 91st most popular soccer player (up from 144th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Spain (up from 247th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Xabi Alonso ranks 91 out of 21,273. Before him are Stanley Matthews, Raúl, Helenio Herrera, Guillermo Stábile, Yochanan Vollach, and Xavi. After him are Hristo Stoichkov, Lilian Thuram, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Oleg Blokhin, Luis Suárez, and Eric Cantona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Xabi Alonso ranks 5. Before him are Beyoncé, Ivanka Trump, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. After him are Roger Federer, Fernando Alonso, Takashi Furukawa, Natalie Portman, Iker Casillas, Alicia Keys, and Samuel Eto'o.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Xabi Alonso ranks 196 out of 3,355. Before him are Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Juan Pujol García (1912), Xavi (1980), Carlos Saura (1932), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), and Eleanor of Navarre (1426). After him are Peter II of Aragon (1174), Luis de Góngora (1561), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Martin of Aragon (1356), and Pedro de Alvarado (1485).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Xabi Alonso ranks 8. Before him are Luis Suárez (1935), Luis Enrique (1970), Francisco Gento (1933), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Raúl (1977), and Xavi (1980). After him are Miguel Muñoz (1922), Telmo Zarra (1921), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Iker Casillas (1981), Carles Rexach (1947), and Pedro Cea (1900).

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