| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Calvo García | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Ordizia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Real Sociedad B | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Beasain | 51 | (10) |
| 1994–1996 | Eibar | 47 | (4) |
| 1996–2004 | Scunthorpe United | 236 | (44) |
| Total | 334 | (58) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alejandro "Alex" Calvo García (born 1 January 1972), sometimes known as Jandro, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career[edit]
After unsuccessfully emerging through Real Sociedad's youth ranks and playing with amateurs SD Beasain, Jandro started his professional career with local SD Eibar also in the Basque Country, often playing as a forward.[1] In two seasons of play which were spent in the second division, he amassed totals of 47 games and four goals.
In 1996, aged 24, García joined English club Scunthorpe United. On 29 May 1999, his goal in the play-off final against Leyton Orient secured The Iron promotion to the second level.[2]
Post-retirement[edit]
After retiring, Calvo, alongside journalist Íñigo Gurruchaga, wrote a book about his days with Scunthorpe, called Scunthorpe hasta la muerte ("Scunthorpe until i die").[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Scunthorpe's cult heroes; BBC Sport, 11 February 2005
- ^ Garcia strike takes Iron up; BBC Sport, 29 May 1999
- ^ The book that tells the tale of Alex Calvo-Garcia and Scunthorpe United Archived 17 September 2012 at archive.today; This Is Scunthorpe, 7 June 2010
External links[edit]
- Alex Calvo-Garcia at BDFutbol
- Jandro at Soccerbase
