Osvaldo Alonso [SEP] member of sports team
Osvaldo Alonso
Osvaldo Alonso Moreno (born November 11, 1985) is a Cuban-born footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer (MLS). He defected from Cuba in 2007 and became a U.S. citizen in 2012. During his decade-long career with Seattle Sounders, Alonso played as a defensive midfielder who was known for his style of harassing, tackling and covering the field, while getting forward to supply enough offense to be considered a threat. This style of play had earned
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
- Olympic football tournament
- 1976 Summer Olympics squad
- 1980 Summer Olympics squad
Defection and economic migration by Cuban athletes.
As well as Cuban athletes in other sports, a number of football players (such as Maykel Galindo and Osvaldo Alonso) have made the move to the United States in recent years. During the 2002 Gold Cup in Los Angeles, two Cuban players Rey Ángel Martínez and Alberto Delgado