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.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is García.

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]

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
TOTALS – 1989–2008 355 52

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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