Fran Alonso

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Fran Alonso
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Alonso with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Alonso Lopez
Date of birth (1976-06-13) June 13, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Spain
Position(s) Head Coach
Team information
Current team
Houston Dash
Managerial career
YearsTeam
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).

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Career

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]

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References

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  4. "Fran Alonso: How Mauricio Pochettino and Koeman guided Lewes Women boss". BBC Sport.
  5. "Getting acquainted with new Lewes FC Women manager Fran Alonso". shekicks.net. 15 January 2019.
  6. "Meeting Fran Alonso". thebadgeronline.com.
  7. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Fran Alonso On Managing Celtic And Learning From Pochettino & Koeman". worldfootballindex.com. 13 October 2022.
  9. "Fran Alonso: Forget title, Celtic changed Scottish women's football". heraldscotland.com. 21 May 2023.
  10. "Alonso aims to bring Pochettino and Koeman style to Celtic". news.stv.tv. 16 January 2020.
  11. "SWPL now more attractive to foreign players - Fran Alonso". BBC Sport.
  12. "Fran Alonso: Celtic boss dreaming of SWPL 1 title triumph". BBC Sport.
  13. "Alonso on never stopping, making dad proud and famous white jacket". BBC Sport.
  14. "Fran Alonso to lead Houston Dash as next head coach". houstondynamofc.com (Press release). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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