José Ramón Alexanko
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alexanko and the second or maternal family name is Ventosa.
José Ramón Alexanko Ventosa (Spanish pronunciation: [xo'se ra'mon aleɣ'saŋko βen'tosa]; born 19 May 1956), also known as Alexanko or Alesanco, is a Spanish retired football player and manager, who later served as director of football of Valencia.
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Full name | José Ramón Alexanko Ventosa | ||
Date of birth | (1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 (age 67) | ||
Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Llodio | |||
Athletic Bilbao | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1976 | Bilbao Athletic | 97 | (9) |
1976–1980 | Athletic Bilbao | 91 | (8) |
1976 | → Alavés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1980–1993 | Barcelona | 274 | (26) |
Total | 440 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1977 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
1978–1982 | Spain | 34 | (4) |
1979 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1997–1998 | FC U Craiova | ||
1998–1999 | Naţional București | ||
2000–2002 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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During his career the central defender played with success for both Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, winning several accolades for the latter – 16 in total – and appearing in 367 La Liga games over the course of 17 seasons (34 goals).[1]
A Spanish international on more than 30 occasions, Alexanko represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.