Fran Alonso
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier Alonso Lopez | ||
Date of birth | June 13, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Spain | ||
Position(s) | Head Coach | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2018–2019 | Lewes | ||
2020–2023 | Celtic | ||
2024– | Houston Dash |
Francisco Javier "Fran" Alonso Lopez (born 13 June 1976) is a Spanish football manager who manages the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Career[edit]
In 2018, Alonso was appointed manager of English side Lewes.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2020, he was appointed manager of Scottish woman's side Celtic.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
On 22 December 2023, Alonso was appointed manager for National Women's Soccer League side Houston Dash, who have reached its postseason competition only once in its ten years of existence.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Who is Fran Alonso?". footballscotland.co.uk (Archived). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Fran Alonso's career heading upwards along with Celtic". thenational.scot. 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Fran Alonso: "El Lewes FC paga lo mismo tanto a hombres como a mujeres"". spherasports.com. 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Fran Alonso: How Mauricio Pochettino and Koeman guided Lewes Women boss". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Getting acquainted with new Lewes FC Women manager Fran Alonso". shekicks.net. 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Meeting Fran Alonso". thebadgeronline.com.
- ^ "Fran Alonso eyes Super League giants after making switch from Premier League to Lewes' women's team". telegraph.co.uk (Archived). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Fran Alonso On Managing Celtic And Learning From Pochettino & Koeman". worldfootballindex.com. 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Fran Alonso: Forget title, Celtic changed Scottish women's football". heraldscotland.com. 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Alonso aims to bring Pochettino and Koeman style to Celtic". news.stv.tv. 16 January 2020.
- ^ "SWPL now more attractive to foreign players - Fran Alonso". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Fran Alonso: Celtic boss dreaming of SWPL 1 title triumph". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Alonso on never stopping, making dad proud and famous white jacket". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Fran Alonso to lead Houston Dash as next head coach". houstondynamofc.com (Press release). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links[edit]
Fran Alonso at Soccerway
Categories:
- Celtic F.C. Women managers
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Expatriate football managers in Scotland
- Living people
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Spanish football managers
- 1976 births
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Scottish Women's Premier League managers
- Houston Dash head coaches
- Women's Championship (England) managers
- Spanish football biography stubs