 Alonso with the Houston Dash in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Alonso Lopez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lewes Women | ||
| 2020–2023 | Celtic Women | ||
| 2024 | Houston Dash | ||
Francisco Javier "Fran" Alonso Lopez (born 13 June 1976) is a Spanish football manager who most recently managed the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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. [14] Alonso went on a leave of absence for unspecified reasons on 22 June 2024, and on 1 October 2024 the Dash parted ways with him. [15]
 | This section's factual accuracy is disputed .(October 2024) |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Lewes F.C. Women | December 2018 | December 2019 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16.0 |
| Celtic F.C. Women | January 2020 | January 2024 | 140 | 113 | 10 | 17 | 80.7 |
| Houston Dash | February 2024 | Present | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17.6 |
| Total | 182 | 120 | 18 | 44 | 65.9 | ||
Celtic Women
Scott Booth is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the head coach of Lewes in the Women's Championship.
Angelos Postecoglou is a soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Craig McPherson is a Scottish former professional footballer, who is currently assistant manager of Scottish Women's Premier League team Rangers. He played as a left-back or left-sided midfielder for clubs including Greenock Morton and Falkirk before retiring in 2006.
Glasgow City Football Club is a professional women's football team based in Glasgow that plays in SWPL 1, the top division of women's football in Scotland and also the higher of two levels of the Scottish Women's Premier League. The club has competed in the UEFA Women's Cup and UEFA Women's Champions League. They also have a reserve team and youth teams.
The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football League (SWFL) broke away to form the SWPL in 2002. SWPL 2 was introduced in 2016.
The Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, currently known as the Sky Sports Cup due to sponsorship and commonly shortened to the SWPL Cup, is a league cup competition in women's football in Scotland. The cup is open only to the teams in the Scottish Women's Premier League. There are four rounds, including the final.
Celtic Football Club Women is a Scottish professional association football team, the women's section of Celtic Football Club. They play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. They compete as Celtic FC, and are normally called the 'women's first team' within the club. In December 2018 they announced their intentions to become the first professional women's football team in Scotland with the transition completed in January 2020.
Hibernian Women's Football Club is a women's football team based in Edinburgh that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. They were officially integrated as a department of Hibernian F.C. in 2022, having previously been linked less formally via their community foundation, using the club's training facilities and colours.
Rangers Women's Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. The team is the female branch of Rangers.
Denise Rebecca O'Sullivan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club North Carolina Courage, which she captains, and the Republic of Ireland national team.
The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas and joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season. The Dash play all home matches at Shell Energy Stadium.
Janine van Wyk is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a defender for her own club JVW and captained the South Africa women's national team. She is the highest capped player in South Africa with 185 appearances, and highest capped player in CAF.
Lewes Football Club Women is a women's football club affiliated with Lewes F.C. The club compete in the FA Women's National League South and play at The Dripping Pan. The team's highest ever league finish was 5th place in the second-tier FA Women's Championship in 2020–21.
Eileen Gleeson is an Irish association football manager who has been head coach of the Republic of Ireland women's team since 2023. Prior to her appointment as Ireland manager she was the Football Association of Ireland's (FAI) Head of Women and Girls Football. She also spent two years as Assistant Coach to Vera Pauw with the Ireland women’s team.
Elizabeth Jane Arnot is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Manchester United, Hibernian and Hutchison Vale.
Linda Maserame Motlhalo is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Racing Louisville and the South Africa women's national team. She is also known as the 'Randfontein Ronaldinho'.
Partick Thistle Women's Football Club, formerly known as Thistle Weir Ladies Football Club, is a Scottish women's football club based in the city of Glasgow. It has been the women's section of Partick Thistle since 2013. The club currently plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland.
Juan Carlos Amorós López is a Spanish football manager who is currently the head coach of NJ/NY Gotham FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He previously managed NWSL club Houston Dash, Spanish club Real Betis, and English club Tottenham Hotspur.
The 2022 Scottish Women's Cup Final was the 49th official final of the Scottish Women’s Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played on 29 May 2022 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Celtic and holders Glasgow City were the finalists, on the first occasion they had faced each other in the final. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on the free-to-air channel BBC Alba and radio coverage was provided by BBC Sport Scotland.
The 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 23rd season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. Sponsored by ScottishPower, the league was split into two divisions – SWPL 1 with 12 clubs and SWPL 2 with eight clubs. It was the second season of operation under the auspices of the Scottish Professional Football League.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Fran Alonso at Soccerway
  | This biographical article relating to Spanish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |