Pichi Alonso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Àngel Alonso Herrera | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Benicarló, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Benicarló | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Castellón | 57 | (20) |
| 1977–1982 | Zaragoza | 160 | (92) |
| 1982–1986 | Barcelona | 54 | (13) |
| 1986–1989 | Español | 79 | (25) |
| Total | 350 | (150) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979 | Spain U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 1981 | Spain B | 1 | (2) |
| 1978–1980 | Spain | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1993 | Figueres | ||
| 1995–2005 | Catalonia | ||
| 2006 | Metalurg Donetsk | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Àngel "Pichi" Alonso Herrera (born 17 December 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
A player with a prolific scoring rate whom never won the Pichichi Trophy he represented, amongst others, both Barcelona major teams during his career. He amassed La Liga totals of 265 games and 108 goals over the course of 11 seasons and won five major titles, all with Barcelona.
Born in Benicarló, Castellón, Valencian Community, Alonso made his professional debuts with local CD Castellón in the second division, in 1975. Two years later he moved to Real Zaragoza, playing 33 La Liga matches in every season he remained there and never netting less than 15 goals; in his debut year, he scored five in an 8–1 routing of RCD Español.
For the 1982–83 campaign, Alonso moved to FC Barcelona, being relatively used in his first year but losing his importance after the purchase of Scotland's Steve Archibald, and never regaining it again. Still, he scored three goals against IFK Göteborg in the 1986 European Cup semi-finals, allowing the Catalans to reach the final of the competition against FC Steaua Bucureşti in Seville, where he came on as a substitute in extra time, in an eventual penalty shootout loss; he was one of four players that had his attempt saved by opposing goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam.
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