Alejandro Calvo García
Alejandro Calvo García (born 1 January 1972 in Ordizia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country), commonly known as Jandro, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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]
After eight seasons and 268 official appearances for Scunthorpe, with 41 goals, Jandro returned to his country and played amateur football with Torrellano CF, retiring in 2008 at the age of 36.
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]
Club statistics
| Club | Country | Period | League apps. | League gls. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad B |  Spain |
1989–1992 | ||
| Beasain | Spain |
1992–1994 | 51 | 10 |
| Eibar | Spain |
1994–1996 | 47 | 4 |
| Scunthorpe |  England |
1996–2004 | 236 | 33 |
| Torrellano | Spain |
2004–2008 | 72 | 15 |
| TOTALS | – | 1988–2008 | 355 | 52 |
References
- ↑ 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; This Is Scunthorpe, 7 June 2010
External links
- Jandro profile at BDFutbol
- Jandro career statistics at Soccerbase