Nov 20, 2018 · John Toshack's role in Alonso making the successful switch from the Basque country to Merseyside is explained in "Toshack's Way - My Journey through Football', the …

John Benjamin Toshack MBE (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh former professional football player and manager. He began his playing career as a teenager with his hometown club Cardiff City, …

Mar 6, 2020 · "John saw something in me and he put me in the team as a central midfielder, which was incredibly brave considering the importance of the position." "He tried to make me a …

By January 2001, Real Sociedad were bottom of the league and its new manager, John Toshack, turned to the prodigious Alonso in the hope of reversing the team's fortunes.

Alonso, a £10million summer singing from Sociedad, revealed how Toshack brought him back to the club after the midfielder had been sent out on loan to Spanish second division side Eibar.

Jan 27, 2024 · John Toshack “His father managed the club [Real Sociedad] before I did and Xabi had been farmed out to a Second Division club. I brought him straight back and gave him his …

May 20, 2017 · His discoveroer: John Toshack "When Xabi came to La Real, his father Periko Alonso was coach and I don't think that helped him much because he went on loan to Eibar …

Mar 31, 2013 · NEW Premiership superstar Xabi Alonso believes John Toshack is the man to re-ignite the flames of Welsh football.

Jan 26, 2024 · John Toshack was appointed as Alonso senior’s successor and opted to recall junior from his loan spell, with the promising starlet thrust into a relegation dogfight at the …

Nov 25, 2019 · Anchored to the bottom of LaLiga and out of the Copa del Rey, in their hour of need turned to one of their former coaches, John Toshack, who returned to the club for the …