Alex Calvo-Garcia

Alejandro "Alex" Calvo García (born 1 January 1972), sometimes known as Jandro, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Alex Calvo-Garcia
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Calvo García
Date of birth (1972-01-01) 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

Football career

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

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
  1. Scunthorpe's cult heroes; BBC Sport, 11 February 2005
  2. Garcia strike takes Iron up; BBC Sport, 29 May 1999
  3. 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
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