Spanish footballer and manager (born 1974)
Jon Andoni Pérez Alonso (born 5 March 1974), known asBolo , is a Spanishfootball manager and former player who played as acentre-forward . He is the current manager ofSegunda División clubHuesca .
In a 16-year professional career, in which he represented six clubs, he appeared in 479 games across the two majorlevels of Spanish football , scoring 95 goals. He amassed totals of 168 matches and 29 goals inLa Liga , withAthletic Bilbao andRayo Vallecano (four seasons apiece).
Born inBilbao ,Biscay , Bolo was a product ofLezama ,Athletic Bilbao 's youth structure. He first appeared with the first team on 20 February 1994 in a 1–0 away defeat againstReal Zaragoza ,[ 2] La Liga appearance ofthe season .
After a four-year stint with theBasques (with loans toCA Osasuna andHércules CF in theSegunda División included),[ 3] Rayo Vallecano where he had his most steady period,[ 4] UEFA Cup in the2000–01 campaign and being joint-top scorer (alongsideDimitar Berbatov ) with seven goals to help his team reach the semi-finals;[ 5] Bosnian internationals with very similar names: 'Baljić ,Bolić and Bolo'.[ 6] Gimnàstic de Tarragona [ 7] CD Numancia .[ 8]
In August 2008, Bolo was released by Numancia as theSoria teamreturned to the top flight , and returned to the Basque region, signing withSegunda División B sideBarakaldo CF . After onlyone season , he retired from football at the age of 35, becoming his last club'sgeneral manager .[ 9]
International career [ edit ] Bolo was nevercapped bySpain at any level, but represented theBasque Country's non-FIFA team . On 27 December 2003, he scored both goals in a 2–1 win overUruguay at his hometown'sSan Mamés Stadium .[ 10]
Bolo was appointed manager ofArenas Club de Getxo on 18 March 2014,[ 11] first full season .[ 12] [ 13] SD Ponferradina also in the third tier,[ 14] debut campaign .[ 15]
On 27 May 2022, after nearly four years in charge ofPonfe , Bolo announced that he would leave the club at the end ofthe season .[ 16] Real Oviedo ,[ 17] [ 18]
On 31 May 2023, Bolo replaced the departingJulián Calero at the helm ofBurgos CF .[ 19] the campaign .[ 20] [ 21]
On 12 November 2025, Bolo was appointed at fellow second-tierSD Huesca .[ 22]
Bolo's son,Adrián (born inMadrid in 2001 while his father was with Rayo), is also a footballer. Acentral defender , he also came through at Athletic Bilbao.[ 23] [ 24]
Bolo's father Juan Antonio was also involved in the sport, as a forward. He notably played forTercera División clubCD Santurtzi , and died on 19 December 2022 at age 79.[ 25] [ 26]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of match played 23 November 2025 Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record Ref G W D L GF GA GD Win % Arenas Getxo 18 March 2014 31 May 2018 173 68 61 44 241 183 +58 0 39.31 [ 27] Ponferradina 31 May 2018 28 May 2022 176 71 52 53 218 191 +27 0 40.34 [ 28] Oviedo 15 June 2022 16 October 2022 11 2 4 5 5 9 −4 0 18.18 [ 29] Burgos 31 May 2023 28 October 2024 57 22 14 21 69 73 −4 0 38.60 [ 30] Huesca 12 November 2025 Present 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 0 50.00 [ 31] Total 419 164 131 124 535 457 +78 0 39.14 —
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