José Iñaki Alonso Rodríguez (born 7 August 1968) is a Spanish football

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Manager career

Born in

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, Basque Country, Alonso began his managerial career at local

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, and subsequently managed neighbours SD Eibar B, in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. In 2004, he was appointed

SD Lemona Sociedad Deportiva Lemona was a Spanish football team based in Lemoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1923, it last played in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Arlonagusia'', with a c ...

manager, always achieving mid-table positions in his three-year spell. On 19 July 2007 Alonso was appointed at the helm of

Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

. In the 2008–09 campaign, after knocking out

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, he led the ''Txuri-beltz'' back to

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after a 44-year absence. On 17 July 2010, after suffering relegation back with Real Unión, Alonso joined

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

. He renewed with the club on 21 June of the following year, after returning to the second level at first attempt. On 19 June 2012, after being relegated, Alonso was sacked. On 7 July of the following year he was appointed

Huracán Valencia CF Huracán Valencia Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Torrent, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 2011, it played in Segunda División B until 2016, when it was dissolved. History Huracán Valencia Club de Fútbol was founde ...

manager. On 16 June 2014 Alonso was appointed at

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in the third level, being relieved from his duties on 16 November 2015. On 4 July 2016 he was appointed at

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, but only lasted six matchdays. On 10 June 2017, Alonso became the head coach of

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team

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, but left in December and returned to his home country with

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually known as Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Basque ...

' ''Juvenil A'' squad the following 4 January. On 4 March 2019, he took over the B-team in the fourth tier, and led the side back to division three months later. Alonso renewed his contract until 2021 on 12 July 2019, but left the ''Miniglorias'' on a mutual agreement on 5 February 2021. On 10 November, Alonso was named in charge of Costa Rican side

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, but was sacked on 7 April 2022. Alonso returned to Spain on 17 January 2023, after being named in charge of

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 . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

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. On 26 February, after one win in just six matches, he was dismissed.

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