# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/xabi-alonso
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:37:13.218Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/xabi-alonso"
name: "Xabi Alonso"
slug: "xabi-alonso"
description: "Xabier Alonso Olano is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who will become the manager of Premier League club Chelsea on 1 July 2026. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, he was known for his exceptional passing range and long-distance shooting. Alonso is also currently considered to be one of the best young managers in the world."
tagline: "Spanish football manager and player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Los_Caminos_del_f%C3%BAtbol._Xabi_Alonso_(39666778464)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "ES"
category:
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  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
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  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1981-11-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
  historical:           37.26124799999999
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  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  145
  category: 151
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump