José Ramón Alexanko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ramón Alexanko Ventosa | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Llodio | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Bilbao Athletic | 97 | (9) |
| 1976–1980 | Athletic Bilbao | 91 | (8) |
| 1976 | → Alavés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1980–1993 | Barcelona | 274 | (26) |
| Total | 440 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1978–1982 | Spain | 34 | (4) |
| 1979 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 1998–1999 | National Bucureşti | ||
| 2000–2002 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Ramón Alexanko Ventosa (Spanish pronunciation: [xo'se ra'mon alek'saŋko βen'tosa]; born 19 May 1956) is a Spanish retired footballer and manager, and the current director of football of Valencia CF.
During his career the central defender played with success for both Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, winning several accolades for the latter – 16 in total – and appearing in 367 La Liga games over the course of 17 seasons (34 goals).
A Spanish international on more than 30 occasions, Alexanko represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Alexanko joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 1972, then served an unassuming loan with Basque neighbours Deportivo Alavés – second division – and returned subsequently. He made his La Liga debut on 12 December 1976, in a 5–2 home win against RCD Español (30 minutes played).
An undisputed starter from his second season onwards, Alexanko's highlights at Athletic were winning two runners-up medals, one in the Copa del Rey and one in the UEFA Cup, both in 1977. Among his teammates were veterans José Ángel Iribar and Javier Irureta.
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