Ito (footballer, born 1961)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Alonso García | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Salamanca B | 11 | (1) |
| 1979–1980 | Palencia | 17 | (3) |
| 1980–1981 | Salamanca | 29 | (1) |
| 1981–1985 | Real Madrid | 42 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | → Valladolid | 8 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | Betis | 35 | (4) |
| 1988–1990 | Ceuta | 42 | (9) |
| 1990–1991 | Cultural Leonesa | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 190 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1981 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrés Alonso García (born 26 April 1961), known as Ito, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right winger.
He played 114 La Liga games and scored 11 goals, representing Salamanca, Real Madrid, Real Valladolid and Real Betis. He won the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid in 1982.
Club career
[edit]Salamanca
[edit]Born in Salamanca, Ito began his career at his hometown club UD Salamanca. He made his first-team debut on 17 October 1979 in the second leg of the first round of the Copa del Rey, at home to Benavente; he was substituted at half time in a 3–0 win.[1] The following 6 April he made his one appearance of the La Liga season, as a late replacement in a 2–1 win over Hércules also at the Helmántico Stadium.[2] He played regularly for the Charros in 1980–81, scoring his only goal on 11 January to secure a 1–1 draw away to Real Murcia.[3]
Real Madrid
[edit]In March 1981, 19-year-old Ito agreed a five-year deal to transfer Real Madrid, effective from July. The transfer would be worth between 20 and 25 million Spanish pesetas, in addition to the loan of two or three players from the capital city club's reserve team, Castilla.[4][5][6] On his debut on 20 September he took under two minutes to score away to champions Real Sociedad in the first game of the season, albeit in a 3–1 loss.[7] Ten days later in the UEFA Cup, he was one of four players – split equally between the two teams – to be sent off in a 1–0 home win over Tatabánya of Hungary.[8] In the team's winning Copa del Rey campaign, he scored in a 5–1 home win over Málaga in the last 16, and played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 victory over Sporting Gijón in the final on 13 April.[9]
On 13 October 1982, Ito played the first half of the first leg of the Supercopa de España, a 1–0 win over Real Sociedad, though the Basque side would win overall.[10] At the end of the season he played both legs of the Copa de la Liga final that his team lost against Barcelona.[11][12]
In August 1984, Ito was loaned to Real Valladolid.[13] He made only 11 appearances in all competitions for the club from his native Castile and León, scoring twice on 11 April in an 8–0 home win over Antequerano in the first round of the Copa de la Liga.[14]
Betis
[edit]Ito left the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium permanently in August 1985, signing for Real Betis after manager Luis Molowny had considered dropping him down to Castilla. The deal saw the cancellation of a friendly match that had been promised to Betis as compensation for Rafael Gordillo's transfer in the other direction.[15] On his debut on 15 September, he came on for Antolín Ortega with 12 minutes to play and scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Real Sociedad's Atotxa Stadium, the site of his first game and goal for Real Madrid.[16]
International career
[edit]Ito earned seven caps for Spain at under-21 level. His debut on 18 February 1981 was a 1–0 friendly win away to France in Toulouse; his performance was highlighted by Juan Antonio Calvo of Mundo Deportivo.[17] In June, he played at the Toulon tournament.[18]
On 18 November 1981, Ito played for Spain B in a 2–0 friendly win over Poland B at La Romareda in Zaragoza. He was substituted after 52 minutes.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "3-0: Demasiado Salamanca para el Benavente" [3-0: Too much Salamanca for Benavente]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 October 1979. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2-1: Salamanca y Hércules, de pena" [2-1: Salamanca and Hércuels, in sorrow]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 April 1980. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Montesinos, A. (12 January 1981). "1-1: Tan malo para el Murcia como para el Salamanca" [1-1: Just as bad for Murcia as for Salamanca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ González, Damián (18 March 1981). "El salmantino Ito fichó por el Real Madrid" [Salamanca-born Ito signed for Real Madrid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Calvo, Juan A. (19 March 1981). "Ito, la perla del Tormes" [Ito, the pearl of the River Tormes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "El Madrid marcha hoy a Holanda" [Real Madrid head today to Holland]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 20 July 1981. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Sáez, Félix (21 September 1981). "3-1: La Real, en campeón" [Real Sociedad, in champion form]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Gómez, Luis (1 October 1981). "1-0: El gol de Tatabánya clasificó al Madrid" [1-0: Tatabánya's goal qualified Real Madrid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, J. R. (12 April 2020). "Nostálgico recuerdo de una final de Copa del Rey en desventaja" [Nostalgic memory of a Copa del Rey final at a disadvantage]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Castillo, Juan José (14 October 1981). "1-0: Metgod dio al R. Madrid un primer asalto sin fútbol" [1-0: Metgod gave to R. Madrid a first assault without football]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Maradona volvió a marcar la diferencia" [Maradona made the difference again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 June 1983. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "El último "alirón" fue azulgrana" [The last "hurrah" was blue and maroon]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 June 1983. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ González, Javier (21 August 1984). "Ito, cedido al Valladolid" [Ito, loaned to Valladolid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ González, J. (12 April 1985). "8-0: Se ensañó el Valladolid con el Antequerano" [8-0: Valladolid brutalised Antequerano]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "El madridista Ito, al Betis" [Real Madrid player Ito, to Betis]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 2 August 1985. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2-2: El Betis sigue mordiendo fuera" [2-2: Betis keep biting]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 September 1985. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (19 February 1981). "0-1: Nuestros sub-21 ganaron "La Batalla de Toulouse"" [0-1: Our under-21s won "The Battle of Toulouse"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "0-0: Los "sub-21" españoles no pudieron con Colombia" [0-0: The Spanish "under-21s" could not deal with Colombia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 7 June 1981. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (19 November 1981). "2-0: La selección "B" sigue pisando fuerte" [2-0: The "B" national team keep making great strides]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ito at BDFutbol
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Salamanca
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Palencia CF players
- UD Salamanca players
- Real Madrid CF players
- Real Valladolid players
- Real Betis players
- AD Ceuta FC players
- Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's B international footballers