Rubén Rudesindo Alonso Alves (born 1 September 1962) is a former

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an professional

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player and currently manager of second division team Cruzeiro.

Playing career

He won titles with Alianza and

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, and was the top goalscorer in the First Division in

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and

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, for

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and

in the 1991–1992 season, and 1988–89 season respectively.

Coaching career

His first coaching tenure was with Árabe Marte and

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in the

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, after a successful spell he became coach of his former club Alianza and helped them win the 1998 Apertura title. After leaving Alianza, he spent time coaching clubs in the

almost promoting three clubs Municipal Limeño, Jocoro F.C. and Mar y Plata FC to the First Division. He eventually became coach of the newly formed

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, this would be their greatest coaching achievement to date, since it helped the club not only win the club's only title in its history, it also saved them from

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three times. After being released from his contract from

, he first took the reins of First Division side Isidro Metapán and

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, then he managed Second Division sides

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and

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, but he only managed moderate success with these sides. He rejoined the

to try to save them from relegation once again, despite saving them from direct relegation, he couldn't save them from a relegation play-off lost to

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. After the club folded due to financial difficulty, he signed to coach Alba Acajutla, a club based in

, and the club his son plays for. After a string of defeats he was sacked from the club, however he was signed to coach Águila for the rest of the 2010 Clausura season, but after taking them to the grand final, Águila were defeated by Isidro Metapán and his contract was not extended. He was presented as the new coach for UES for the 2010 Apertura season. From 2017 is the manager of

, fighting to get out the team from

Honours

Playing

Club

;

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* Primera División ** Champion: 1986–1987 ;

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* Liga Nacional ** Champion: 1988–1989

Individual

Golden Boot: 1987-1988 (15 goals) * Golden Boot:

Manager

Club

;

* Primera División ** Champion: Apertura 1998, Apertura 2015 ; San Salvador F.C. * Primera División ** Champion: Clausura 2003 ** Runners-up: Apertura 2002 ;

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* Primera División ** Runners-up: Apertura 2005 ; C.D. Águila * Primera División ** Runners-up: Clausura 2010 ; Jocoro F.C. *

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** Champion: Clausura 2017

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso, Ruben 1962 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan football managers Alianza F.C. footballers Real C.D. España players Aurora F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate football managers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players C.D. Municipal Limeño managers C.D. Águila managers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Montevideo