| Armando Alonso | |
| Fullname: | Armando Alonso Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1984 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Currentclub: | Alajuelense |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Striker, Winger, Attacking midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Saprissa |
| Years1: | 2001–2011 |
| Years2: | 2005–2007 |
| Years3: | 2012– |
| Caps1: | 112 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Clubs2: | → Cartaginés (loan) |
| Caps2: | 46 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Caps3: | 112 |
| Goals3: | 28 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008– |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 July 2015 |
| Ntupdate: | 1 January 2014 |
Armando Alonso Rodríguez (born 21 March 1984) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who used to play for Alajuelense. Alonso scored a goal in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 quarter-final match against Atlante F.C. on March 19, 2008.[1]
Alonso made his debut in the Costa Rican Premier Division on 20 February 2002 for Deportivo Saprissa against Santos de Guápiles. He then spent two years on loan at Cartaginés and joined Alajuelense in 2012 after being released along with Esteban Sirias by Saprissa in December 2011.[2]
He played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship finals in Trinidad and Tobago.
Alonso made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a March 2008 friendly match against Peru and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[3] and the 2011 Copa América.[4]
His final international was a September 2010 friendly against Jamaica.
Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2008 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | World Cup qualifier | |||
| 2. | 6 September 2008 | 3 - 0 | 7 - 0 | World Cup qualifier | |||
| 3. | 12 October 2008 | 3 - 0 | 4 - 1 | World Cup qualifier |