José Alegría

José Alegría (born 5 October 1980) is a Peruvian retired footballer.

José Alegría
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-05) October 5, 1980
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Alianza Lima
Washington Diplomats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 D.C. United 38 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He holds the MLS record for fastest red card in league history, earning one in 18 seconds during a match on 13 June 2001.[1]

Career

Born in Lima, he moved to the United States when he was 12 and grew up in Springfield, Virginia.[2][3]

He was initially signed by D.C. United directly out of high school in 1998.[4] However, after participating in their spring training, he was forced to return to Peru in order to obtain a work visa.[3] The process was delayed because he overstayed his initial tourist visa limit and he missed both the 1999 and 2000 seasons as a result.[5] While waiting in Peru, Alegría trained with Alianza Lima, the country's most successful team,[5] and played in the second division.[3]

He joined D.C. United in October 2001 and made 38 league appearances across three seasons with the team, registering one goal and three assists before he was waived in early 2004.[2]

References
  1. Fuller, John K. (21 July 2020). "Atlanta United 0-1 FC Cincinnati: Staff Player Ratings". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "D.C. United Waives Midfielder Jose Alegria". Our Sports Central. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. Goff, Steven (27 September 2000). "Red Tape Away, Alegria Can Play". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. McHugh, Liam (2 December 2000). "Long Wait Finally Over For Alegria". Newsday. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. For Alegria, the Wait of the World washingtonpost.com


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