"1981-11-25"^^ . "Basque Country"@en . . . . . . "158"^^ . "\u2192 Eibar"@en . "Xabi Alonso"@fr . . . . "Tolosa, Spain"@en . "143"^^ . . "Xabi Alonso"@en . . "Xabier \"Xabi\" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich as a central midfielder. Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar, he returned to Sociedad where then-manager John Toshack appointed Alonso as his team captain. Alonso succeeded in the role, taking Real Sociedad to second place in the 2002\u201303 season. He moved to Liverpool in August 2004 for \u00A310.5 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club, under manager Rafael Ben\u00EDtez, scoring the equalising goal in the Final against Milan. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009\u201310 season in a deal worth around \u00A330 million. After five seasons at the club, winning honours including a league title in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014, he was signed by German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a two-year contract. He made his international debut for Spain in April 2003 in a 4\u20130 victory against Ecuador. While playing for Spain, Alonso has won Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and the 2010 World Cup, and he has also represented his country at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. On 23 June 2012, Alonso won his 100th cap for Spain in the quarter-final of Euro 2012 against France; he celebrated the occasion by scoring both of Spain's goals to send them into the semi-finals. Following Spain's failure to progress out of the group stages at the 2014 World Cup, Alonso retired from international football on 27 August 2014. His 114 caps make him the fifth-most capped player in the nation's history."@en . "14"^^ . . . . . . . . "Xabier Alonso Olano"@en . "Antiguoko"@en . "57"^^ . . . . . . . "Spain"@en . "39"^^ . "5"^^ . "Spain U18"@en . "1"^^ . . "14"^^ . . . . "9"^^ . . . . "Xabier \"Xabi\" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish international footballer who played for Liverpool from 2004-2009. During that time he made 143 league appearances and scored 14 goals. He departed for \u00A332,500,000 in 2009, joining Spanish club Real Madrid."@en . . . "Real Sociedad"@en . "1981-11-25"^^ . . "Real Sociedad"@en . "Real Madrid"@en . "Spain"@en . "210"^^ . . . . . . "Xabi Alonso"@en . . "Midfielder"@en . . "Tolosa"@en . . . . . "Bayern Munich"@en . "Xabier \"Xabi\" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish international footballer who played for Liverpool from 2004-2009. During that time he made 143 league appearances and scored 14 goals. He departed for \u00A332,500,000 in 2009, joining Spanish club Real Madrid."@en . "Bayern Munich"@en . . "114"^^ . "114"^^ . . . "Liverpool"@en . "2002"^^ . "2003"^^ . . "2000"^^ . "2001"^^ . . "Spain U21"@en . "1.83m"@en . "Real Sociedad B"@en . . . "1999"^^ . . . "Xabier \"Xabi\" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich as a central midfielder. Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar, he returned to Sociedad where then-manager John Toshack appointed Alonso as his team captain. Alonso succeeded in the role, taking Real Sociedad to second place in the 2002\u201303 season. He moved to Liverpool in August 2004 for \u00A310.5 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club, under manager Rafael Ben\u00EDtez, scoring the equalising goal in the Final against Milan. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009\u201310 season in a deal worth "@en . . . "2000"^^ . . "2004"^^ . . "19"^^ . "2009"^^ . . "2014"^^ .