Xabi Alonso steps up to take Bayer Leverkusen post
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has been appointed head coach at Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
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Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has been appointed head coach at Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has been appointed head coach at Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has been named as Bayer Leverkusen's new coach, replacing Gerardo Seoane after he was dismissed by the Bundesliga club on Wednesday. Alonso, 40, has signed a deal until June 2024. In his first coaching job at the top level he takes over a team second from bottom after eight matches of the German season. "I know Leverkusen as an excellent club from my time in Germany," said Alonso, who spent the final three years of his playing career with Bayern Munich.
Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has landed his first senior role in management after being confirmed as the new Bayer Leverkusen boss on Wednesday afternoon. Alonso, 40, was part of the Spain team that won the World Cup in 2010 and is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation. Ad Since his retirement he has worked with Real Madrid's youth team and, until recently, as the B team manager for his boyhood club Real Sociedad.
Bayer Leverkusen have sacked coach Gerardo Seoane after a poor start to the season, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Swiss will be replaced by Spaniard Xabi Alonso who has signed a contract until the end of June, 2024.
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bayer Leverkusen have fired coach Gerardo Seoane and replaced him with Xabi Alonso. The Bundesliga club said Wednesday that they had “parted ways” with the Swiss coach and appointed the 40-year-old former Spain midfielder, who was to be given a contract through June 2024.
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