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Xabi Alonso

Spanish football manager and player

  • Fame69.8
  • Momentum15.0
  • Spain rank#145
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  • Fame69.8
  • Momentum15.0
  • Spain rank#145
  • Footballers rank#151
  • Wikipedia368.4K
Born 1981 · age 45Spain
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  • Wikipedia
    81 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Spain
    #145
    Footballers
  • Age
    45
    Born 1981
  • Known for
    Untold UK: Liverpool's…
    2026
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

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.

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Teams

Low confidence
  • FC Bayern Munich
    2014–2017
  • Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
    2009–2014
  • Liverpool F.C.
    2004–2009
  • Spain men's national football team
    2003–2014
  • Spain national under-21 association football team
    2002–2003
  • Basque Country regional football team
    2001–2012
  • SD Eibar
    2000–2001
  • Real Sociedad
    2000–2004
  • Spain national under-18 football team
    2000–2000
  • Real Sociedad B
    1999–2000
  • Antiguoko
    1990–1999
19902017
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Season stats

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2014–2017795
2009–20141584
2004–200914315
2003–201411416
2002–200390
2001–201250
2000–2001140
2000–20041149
2000–200010
1999–2000392
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Awards

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  • Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
  • Lan Onari
By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
69.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum15.0
Historical37.3
Now attention100.0
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#145
Category rank
#151
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