Norberto Alonso
Norberto Osvaldo Alonso (born 4 January 1953), known colloquially as "Beto" Alonso, is an Argentine former football midfielder, who played the majority of his career for the Argentine club River Plate, where he won 9 titles. He remains one of their most notable players. Alonso was regularly regarded as one of the best South American players in the world during the 1970s.
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Alonso in 1972 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Norberto Osvaldo Alonso | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1953 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vicente López, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| River Plate | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1970–1976 | River Plate | 168 | (68) | |||||||||||
| 1976 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1981 | River Plate | 142 | (63) | |||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Vélez Sársfield | 73 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 1983–1987 | River Plate | 64 | (18) | |||||||||||
| Total | 464 | (169) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1983 | Argentina | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2007 | ||||||||||||||
He stands in fifth place in River Plate's all time goalscoring records with 149 goals and 7th place in their all time appearances record with 374 matches played. A former Copa Libertadores, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA World Cup champion.
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