Jon Andoni Pérez Alonso (born 5 March 1974), known as Bolo, is a Spanish football

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and former player who played as a

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. In a 15-year professional career, in which he represented six clubs, he appeared in 479 games in the two major levels of Spanish football, scoring 95 goals. He amassed totals of 168 matches and 29 goals in

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, with Athletic Bilbao and

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(four seasons apiece).

Playing career

Club

Born in

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, Bolo was a product of

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, Athletic Bilbao's youth structure. He first appeared with the first team on 20 February 1994 in a 1–0 away defeat against

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, in what would be his sole

appearance of the season. After a four-year stint with the Basques (with loans to

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and Hércules CF in the Segunda División included), Bolo went on to play for

where he had his most steady period, appearing in the

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in the 2000–01 campaign and being joint-top scorer (alongside

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) with seven goals to help his team reach the semi-finals; at times, he formed part of a forward line alongside two Bosnian internationals with very similar names: ' Baljić, Bolić and Bolo'. He suffered consecutive relegations in his last two years, at

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

and

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. In August 2008, Bolo was released by Numancia as the

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team returned to the top flight, and returned to the Basque region, signing with Segunda División B side

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. After only one season, he retired from football at the age of 35, becoming his last club's

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International

Bolo was never

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at any level, but represented the Basque Country's non-FIFA team. On 27 December 2003, he scored both goals in a 2–1 win over

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at his hometown's San Mamés Stadium.

Coaching career

Bolo was appointed manager of Arenas Club de Getxo on 18 March 2014, achieving promotion to division three in his first full season. On 31 May 2018, he was named at the helm of

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also in the third tier, winning another promotion in his debut campaign. On 27 May 2022, after nearly four years in charge of ''Ponfe'', Bolo announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season. On 15 June, he took over fellow second division side Real Oviedo, being dismissed on 16 October.

Personal life

Bolo's son, Adrián (born in

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in 2001 while his father was with Rayo), is also a footballer. A

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, he also came through at Athletic Bilbao.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Numancia * Segunda División: 2007–08 Individual *

top scorer: 2000–01 (joint)

References

External links

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