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{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Armando Alonso
| fullname = Armando Alonso Rodríguez
| image = Anthony Vargas and Armando Alonso.jpg
| caption = Alonso playing for [[Liga Deportiva Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1984|03|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
| currentclub  = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| clubnumber = 8
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]], [[Winger (sports)|Winger]],<br>[[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Saprissa
| years1 = 2001–2011
| years2 = 2005–2007
| years3 = 2012–
| clubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa]] | caps1 = 112| goals1 = 24
| clubs2 = → [[C.S. Cartaginés|Cartaginés]] (loan)| caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 6 
| clubs3 = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] | caps3 = 112| goals3 = 28
| nationalyears1 = 2008–
| nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 3 
| pcupdate = 1 July 2015
| ntupdate = 1 January 2014
}}
{{family name hatnote|Alonso|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}} 
'''Armando Alonso Rodríguez''' (born 21 March 1984) is a [[Costa Rica]]n professional [[association football|footballer]] who used to play for [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]].  Alonso scored a goal in the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008]] quarter-final match against [[Atlante F.C.]] on March 19, 2008.<ref>[http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/champscup/viewArticle.asp?id=4127 Saprissa overturn first-leg loss to win final Champions’ Cup semifinal spot]</ref>

==Club career==
Alonso made his debut in the [[Costa Rican Primera División|Costa Rican Premier Division]] on 20 February 2002 for [[Deportivo Saprissa]] against [[Santos de Guápiles]]. He then spent two years on loan at [[C.S. Cartaginés|Cartaginés]] and joined [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] in 2012 after being released along with [[Esteban Sirias]] by Saprissa in December 2011.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Saprissa-Armando-Alonso-Esteban-Sirias_0_1237676257.html Saprissa deja libres a Armando Alonso y Esteban Sirias] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International career==
He played in the [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] finals in [[Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref name="FIFA" />

Alonso made his senior debut for [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in a March 2008 [[friendly match]] against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 13 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches<ref name="FIFA">{{FIFA player|183799}}</ref> and played at the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2009gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} - RSSSF</ref> and the [[2011 Copa América]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2011safull.html Copa América 2011] - RSSSF</ref>

His final international was a September 2010 friendly against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]].

==Career statistics==

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 10 June 2008 || [[Grenada National Stadium]], [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], [[Grenada]] || {{fb|GRN}} || '''1'''&ndash;2 || 2&ndash;2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 2. || 6 September 2008 || [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]] || {{fb|SUR}} || '''3'''&ndash;0 || 7&ndash;0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 3. || 12 October 2008 || [[André Kamperveen Stadion]], [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]] || {{fb|SUR}} || '''3'''&ndash;0 || 4&ndash;1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup qualifier]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=25433}}
* [http://lda.cr/jugadores/armando-alonso-rodriguez/ Profile] - Alajuelense
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080401055412/http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=399&camp=4 Profile] at Nacion.com {{in lang|es}}

{{Costa Rica Squad 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso, Armando}}
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from San José, Costa Rica]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Costa Rican men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen]]
[[Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:Deportivo Saprissa players]]
[[Category:C.S. Cartaginés players]]
[[Category:Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers]]
[[Category:Liga FPD players]]


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