Alejandro Calvo García


Alejandro Calvo García, 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. 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.

Post-retirement

After retiring, Calvo, alongside journalist Íñigo Gurruchaga, wrote a book about his days with Scunthorpe, called Scunthorpe hasta la muerte.

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