Ricardo Alonso

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Ricardo Alonso
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-03-21) 21 March 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Tansil, Argentina
Position(s) Striker, defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1981 Minnesota Kicks 59 (25)
1979–1981 Minnesota Kicks (indoor) 28 (30)
1981–1982 Jacksonville Tea Men (indoor) 14 (24)
1982 Jacksonville Tea Men 30 (21)
1982–1984 Chicago Sting (indoor) 40 (35)
1983–1984 Chicago Sting 35 (19)
1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 5 (2)
1984–1985 Minnesota Strikers (indoor) 35 (8)
1985 Tulsa Tornados
1985–1987 Chicago Sting (indoor) 67 (22)
1987–1988 Jacksonville Generals (indoor)
1988–1989 Memphis Storm (indoor) 18 (16)
1988–1989 Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) 19 (13)
1989–1990 Memphis Rogues (indoor) 4 (1)
1989–1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1991 Miami Freedom 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Alonso (born 21 March 1957) was a soccer player who began as a forward before moving to defender later in his career. Alonso spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, four in Major Indoor Soccer League, at least three in the American Indoor Soccer Association, one in the American Soccer League and two in the American Professional Soccer League.

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Outdoor

NASL

Alonso was born in Argentina. He signed with the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League in 1979 and spent three seasons with the team. He then moved to the Jacksonville Tea Men for the 1982 season. That year, he scored twenty-one goals in thirty games, earning first team All Star recognition. [1] In 1983, he signed with the Chicago Sting when the Tea Men left the NASL. He played one full season with the Sting, earning 1983 second team All Star recognition, but was traded, along with Charlie Fajkus, to the Golden Bay Earthquakes in exchange for Hayden Knight and Manny Rojas on 10 July 1984. [2] Alonso finished the 1984 season with the Earthquakes, but the NASL folded at the end of the season and the Earthquakes moved to the semi-professional Western Soccer Alliance.

ASL and APSL

Following the collapse of the NASL following the 1984 season, Alonso spent several seasons playing indoor soccer. He returned to the outdoor game in 1989 with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League. That year he led the league in scoring with ten goals and seven assists. He was also named a first team All Star. [3] In 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. Alonso remained with the Strikers, now in the APSL. [4] In 1991, he then moved to the Miami Freedom for the 1991 season before retiring. [5]

Indoor soccer

NASL

Alonso played the 1983–84 NASL indoor season with the Chicago Sting.

MISL

The year before that, the Chicago Sting entered the 1982–83 Major Indoor Soccer League season. With the collapse of the NASL in 1984, Alonso became a dedicated indoor player. He signed with the Minnesota Strikers for the 1984–85 season. When he was released by the Strikers, he returned to the Sting, which was now competing in MISL. On 24 October 1985, he signed a one-year contract with the Sting after a month-long trial. On 29 April 1986, he signed another one-year contract with the Chicago Sting of MISL. That year, he moved to defender.

AISA

The Sting released Alonso after a disappointing 1986–87 season and he signed with the Jacksonville Generals of the American Indoor Soccer Association for the 1987–88 season. He then moved to the Memphis Storm for the 1988–89 season, however, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Flames during the season. Alonso then spent the 1989–90 season with the Memphis Rogues.

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References

  1. "All-League Teams". National Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008.
  2. "Transactions". The New York Times. 10 July 1984. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
  3. "ASL 1989 Season".
  4. "ASL 1990 Season".
  5. "APSL 1991 Season".