Iván Alonso

Early years and Alavés

Born in Montevideo, Alonso started his professional career with local River Plate. He moved to Spain's Alavés afterwards, scoring eight league goals – often as a substitute – in his first season while also being an important attacking element in the Basque side's UEFA Cup exploits, as he netted in the final against Liverpool, but ultimately lost 5–4 in extra time; during his spell, he formed a formidable partnership with Javi Moreno (later of AC Milan). After playing 2003–04 in the Segunda División, Alonso stayed in that tier, moving to Real Murcia and scoring 11 goals in his debut campaign. An undisputed starter from his arrival onwards, he added 14 in 40 matches in 2006–07 as the club returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.

Espanyol

In the 2007–08 season, Alonso was again the team's top scorer at 10, but they would be nonetheless immediately relegated. In January 2009, however, he returned to the top flight, joining Espanyol for €2.4 million on a deal running until the end of the season and two more. Benefitting from injuries and loss of form to legendary Raúl Tamudo he netted some important goals for the Catalans, including two at Almería on 23 May 2009 which guaranteed their permanence in the top division a further year. On 23 September 2009, Alonso scored in the club's first win of the 2009–10 campaign, the first ever at new Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, against Málaga (2–1), and dedicated it to Daniel Jarque, deceased in the…

Alonso's younger brother, Matías, was also a footballer and a forward. He too began his career at River Plate. His cousin Diego Alonso also played several years in Spain.

Alavés

UEFA Cup runner-up: 2000–01 Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División: 2014–15 River Plate

Copa Argentina: 2015–16 Recopa Sudamericana: 2016 Individual

Liga MX top scorer: Apertura 2011; joint-top scorer Clausura 2012