Fran Alonso

Fran Alonso
Alonso with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Alonso Lopez
Date of birth (1976-06-13) 13 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Spain
Team information
Current team
Deportivo de La Coruña (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2018–2019 Lewes Women
2020–2023 Celtic Women
2024 Houston Dash
2024– Deportivo de La Coruña

Francisco Javier "Fran" Alonso Lopez (born 13 June 1976) is a Spanish football manager who currently manages Liga F club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Career

In 2018, Alonso was appointed manager of English side Lewes.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2020, he was appointed manager of Scottish woman's side Celtic.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

On 22 December 2023, Alonso was appointed manager for National Women's Soccer League side Houston Dash.[14] Alonso went on a leave of absence for unspecified reasons on 22 June 2024, and on 1 October 2024 the Dash parted ways with him.[15]

On 25 November 2024, Alonso was appointed manager of Liga F club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Coaching statistics

As of matches played on 20 July 2024.
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Lewes F.C. Women December 2018 December 2019 25 4 3 18 016.0
Celtic F.C. Women January 2020 January 2024 140 113 10 17 080.7
Houston Dash February 2024 October 2024 17 3 5 9 017.6
Total 182 120 18 44 065.9

Honors

Manager

Celtic Women

References

  1. ^ "Who is Fran Alonso?". footballscotland.co.uk (Archived). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Fran Alonso's career heading upwards along with Celtic". thenational.scot. 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Fran Alonso: "El Lewes FC paga lo mismo tanto a hombres como a mujeres"". spherasports.com. 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Fran Alonso: How Mauricio Pochettino and Koeman guided Lewes Women boss". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Getting acquainted with new Lewes FC Women manager Fran Alonso". shekicks.net. 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Meeting Fran Alonso". thebadgeronline.com. 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ Whyatt, Katie (14 December 2018). "Fran Alonso eyes Super League giants after making switch from Premier League to Lewes' women's team". The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk (Archived). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Fran Alonso On Managing Celtic And Learning From Pochettino & Koeman". worldfootballindex.com. 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Fran Alonso: Forget title, Celtic changed Scottish women's football". heraldscotland.com. 21 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Alonso aims to bring Pochettino and Koeman style to Celtic". news.stv.tv. 16 January 2020.
  11. ^ "SWPL now more attractive to foreign players - Fran Alonso". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Fran Alonso: Celtic boss dreaming of SWPL 1 title triumph". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ "Alonso on never stopping, making dad proud and famous white jacket". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Fran Alonso to lead Houston Dash as next head coach". houstondynamofc.com (Press release). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  15. ^ Staff, The Equalizer (1 October 2024). "Houston Dash, Fran Alonso part ways after coach's three-month absence – Equalizer Soccer". equalizersoccer.com.

Fran Alonso at Soccerway