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3 unusual facts about Mikel Alonso


Mikel Alonso

After brother Xabi had already settled in England with Liverpool (having arrived during the summer of 2004), Alonso also decided to move to the Premier League.

In late June 2011, following another Tenerife relegation, 31-year-old Alonso returned to England, joining Football League One team Charlton Athletic.

The first son of Periko Alonso, who played with Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona, Alonso grew up surrounded by football: he and his younger brother, Xabi – who also appeared for Real Sociedad before representing with individual and team success Liverpool and Real Madrid – would go training with their father when he was playing for CE Sabadell FC; all three were midfielders.



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