Jesús "Chus" Alonso Fernández (April 24, 1917, in
Havana
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), was a Spanish association football player. He played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Alonso had moved to Spain at a young age, and played exclusively for Spanish clubs. He scored 2 goals in the inaugural game at the
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
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, and also scored in the first competitive game in the stadium against
Athletic Bilbao
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.
International career
Chus Alonso was born in Cuba to parents of Spanish descent. He was naturalized as Spanish, and he played 3 matches for
Spain national football team
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, held with France, Germany and Italy.
Titles
Alsonso played 121 matches in
La Liga
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for Real Madrid and scored 55 goals.
He also played 39 matches in the
Copa del Generalísimo
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, scoring 12 goals. His trophy collection includes two Spanish Cups and a
Copa Eva Duarte
The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo.
History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the n ...
.
See also
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List of Spain international footballers born outside Spain
References
External links
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1917 births
1979 deaths
Cuban emigrants to Spain
Real Madrid CF players
Spanish men's footballers
Spain men's international footballers
Real Zaragoza players
Real Valladolid players
Real Oviedo players
Men's association football midfielders
Cuban people of Spanish descent
Footballers from Asturias
Cuban sportspeople
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Footballers from Havana
20th-century Spanish sportsmen