Marcos Alonso is famous for effortless free-kicks that land into the back of the net more often than not. When it comes to defenders, the Chelsea star’s Goal-scoring prowess is second to none! Born on The 28 December 1990, the Spanish left-back has had an interesting career and background. This our some of the unknown facts about Marcos Alonso-
Let us take a look at Marcos Alonso’s lifestyle, family, girlfriend, awards, net worth, cars, salary and more.
1. Alonso Family is Full of Legends
The Alonso family has forerunners that left a football legacy that is hard to match.
Who were Marcos Alonso’s ancestors?
From Left to Right – Grandfather, Father and Marcos Alonso (Son)
First among the Alonso football generations was Marcos Alonso Imaz, the grandfather of Chelsea’s current defender. Nicknamed as Marquitos, he was a part of the 1960s Real Madrid team that won the club’s first five European Cup titles ever. The Defence Stalwart was known for his strength and anticipation and went on to win six league titles in total but surprisingly could only earn two caps for his country.
The second in the lineage was Marcos Alonso Peña (father), who was Barcelona’s iconic striker in the 1980s who represented the Catalan giants 124 times and a total of 302 La Liga games. His transfer from Athletico Madrid to Barcelona for 150 million pesetas made him the most expensive Spanish player at that time! His career highlight was when his 90th-minute winner helped Barcelona win the Copa Del Rey final against Real Madrid in 1983.
2. Alonso has been arrested for a Murder charge!
Shocking right? It happened in Madrid in 2011 when the then Bolton player was involved in an accident. He was driving a car that crashed with a stone wall, and a 19-year-old lady, who was travelling with him in his vehicle, was killed in the incident. The incident occurred following a night out with friends and Alonso was reportedly driving at a 70mph speed in a 30mph zone. At that time he was only 21 years old and had crossed the alcohol limit.
Was Alonso in jail?
He was condemned with 21 months imprisonment in 2016, but the sentence was changed to a monetary fine of £53,000 and a driving ban of three years and four months.
3. Marcos Alonso’s Girlfriend and Love life
The Spain International generally likes to keep his personal life confidential, but it’s hard for stars to keep their life private.
Does Alonso have any girlfriend?
Alonso was snapped playing football with his Paraguayan girlfriend Model Stephania Stegman on Miami beach in 2019.
Since then, he has been posting pictures with her on his Instagram handle and setting major couple goals for everyone. The actress cum model was crowned as the Miss Supranational 2015. There are reports that the couple is going to be married soon.
4. Marcos was not always a Defender!
Nicknamed as the “Pigeon”, Alonso played as a midfield winger for a major time in the Madrid academy and was shifted to full back in his late teens.
He is a naturally attacking player and thus was moved to midfield by Paulo Sousa at Fiorentina to use his gifted ability as a winger.
5. Marcos Alonso owns Expensive Cars and Vehicles
The Ex-Sunderland possesses a wide diversity of luxurious wheels in his garage, ranging from a BMW sedan to Audi SUV. He also boasts a €60000 Porsche Cayenne. He looks like a car freak by his car choices and variety.
6. Alonso and his Collection of Players’ Jerseys
Thousand of Chelsea and Spain fans would be dying to get Alonso’s jersey but not many know that he has his own jersey collection which includes many greats of the game.
“I used to have a lot of jerseys from the teams my dad was coaching,” he said in an interview. He recalled how he used to go to see the games, and being a big fan of the teams, tried getting as many jerseys as he could. He also mentioned about the too most valuable jerseys he has, which were – Maradona’s Napoli and Barcelona Jersey and termed them as golden jerseys!
7. Alonso had a hard time Learning English!
Despite English being his second language in school, Marcos faced difficulties while learning English regardless of constant effort. He recalled how schools in Spain had Spanish as the main language and speaking other language became a tough task.
“It is not easy to speak perfectly if you don’t do lessons and you have lots of bad habits when talking to other people who are not English as well. But I like to do accents though. Accents like Ross Barkley’s from Liverpool. I like to understand different accents and try to copy,” he spoke in an interview.
8. Marcos Alonso’s Favourite Food and Diet
The Ex-Fiorentina player has developed a fascination for the Italian food and loves Pasta.
The Italian dish is a big chunk of Alonso’s diet and it’s his go-to meal when it comes to having lunch. In spite of Alonso’s strict lifestyle and nutritional restrictions, he can’t give up sweets and is very fond of chocolates.
In an interview, he also mentioned about his breakfast routine which consists of eggs and porridge and heaped praise on the Chelsea chefs saying they take good care of the players.
9. Marcos Alonso Brand Endorsements and Sponsorship
The wing-back has enough stardom to attract global brands for Brand endorsements. He has a multi-million dollar deal with Sports Giant Nike and wears its Sports Apparel in public.
He previously has also had a paid partnership with the PUMA brand. Alonso also takes part in different brand promotions as a part of the Chelsea team.
10. His Real Madrid Career was only a minute long
After spending over 9 years progressing through the youth rank in Real Madrid set up, he was awarded his much-awaited Real Madrid senior team debut in 2010 against Racing Santander as an 89th-minute substitute.
Surprisingly, Pellegrini didn’t give him any more chances and due to lack of playing time he left the Bernabeu and joined Bolton Wanderers F.C to prove his worth.
11. Marcos Alonso Net Worth, Market Value and Salary
How much is Marcus Alonso Worth? Marcos Alonso is estimated to be worth 19 Million Euros. According to Transfermarkt, his market value as a footballer is 20 Million Euros. The FA Cup winner earns salary around £100,000 weekly and £5.2m annually.
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12. Marcos Alonso Shoes
What shoes does Alonso wear? As he endorses on Instagram, Marcos uses Nike footgear to curl in those free-kicks and make the dribbles.
The Blues Superstar currently wears the Nike Tiempo Elite – Crimson football boots. He also uses the Nike Phantom Venom (VNM) in some matches.
