José Alegría (born 5 October 1980) is a Peruvian former footballer.
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
- ^ Fuller, John K. (21 July 2020). "Atlanta United 0-1 FC Cincinnati: Staff Player Ratings". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b "D.C. United Waives Midfielder Jose Alegria". Our Sports Central. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Goff, Steven (27 September 2000). "Red Tape Away, Alegria Can Play". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ McHugh, Liam (2 December 2000). "Long Wait Finally Over For Alegria". Newsday. Retrieved 21 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b For Alegria, the Wait of the World washingtonpost.com
External links
- Jose Alegria at MLSsoccer.com
- José Alegría at WorldFootball.net