José Ramón Alexanko

Who is this?

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. 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). A Spanish international on more than 30 occasions, Alexanko represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Career

1. 1956
   Born
2. 1972
   Joined CD Laudio
3. 1973
   Joined Athletic Bilbao B
4. 1976
   Joined Deportivo Alavés
5. 1976
   Joined Athletic Club
6. 1977
   Joined Spain national under-21 association football team
7. 1978
   Joined Spain men's national football team
8. 1979
   Joined Basque Country regional football team
9. 1980
   Joined Futbol Club Barcelona

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Barakaldo
• •Citizenship: Spain
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football