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John Aldridge 'Señor Gol'
This former Irish international was only in Spain for 2 seasons, but he made a big impact in San Sebastián! 
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John Aldridge Aldridge was a hit at boyhood club Liverpool, but the return of legendary striker Ian Rush left him short of game time
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John Aldridge Liverpool didn't want him to go to a rival, and Aldridge wanted regular football, so he made the journey to the Basque country
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John Aldridge This was a massive moment for Real Sociedad!
They had just abandoned their policy of only using Basque players. Aldridge was their first foreigner and record signing at the time. No pressure Aldo!
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John Aldridge 
"The most important transfer in the club's history".From our podcast, @DanParry_ explains the significance of Aldridge's transfer, and how it came about!
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John Aldridge It was a rocky start... fans made it clear he wasn't welcome, and the club lost 5-0 in only his second game
A couple of Copa goals soon after helped him settle into life in Spain. #LLL
John Aldridge His first LaLiga goals came against Barcelona at Atotxa, and he bagged another brace!
He scored the extra time winner in a Copa tie, and then the opener in a 2-1 home win over Real Madrid.
Aldo's goals were winning over the fans!#LLL
John Aldridge After a stalemate in his first derby, Aldo went goal-crazy
From January to March 1990 he scored
in just 
games, including another Camp Nou doblete! #LLL
John Aldridge His goals kept flowing and fired Real Sociedad to 5th in LaLiga and a place in the UEFA Cup!
Aldo hit LaLiga goals in his first campaign, placing him 4th in the Pichichi standings!#LLL
John Aldridge In the summer of 1990, Real Sociedad continued their new policy of signing foreigners.
Aldo was joined by 2 fellow Brits, Dalian Atkinson and Kevin Richardson
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John Aldridge The 1990/91 season continued to be bright for Aldridge.
His penalty on the opening day won the game and then he scored the crucial goal to see them past Lausanne in the UEFA Cup
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John Aldridge La Real struggled to match their success of the previous season, but goals continued for Aldo, and came in famous wins
They beat Real Madrid 3-2 at Santiago Bernabéu
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John Aldridge Then they went to Camp Nou...
Johan Cruyff's Barça had just been crowned champions, but Aldo bagged another brace in a 3-1 win
May 1991 is still the last time La Real have beaten Barça at Camp Nou!#LLL
John Aldridge The Catalans were Aldo's favourite opponent!
In 6 games against them he scored 
times, including at Camp Nou.Pretty impressive!
Fitting that these were his last goals for the club
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John Aldridge Aldo finished 2nd in the Pichichi, just 2 behind Emilio Butragueño's 19...
While Aldo immersed himself in the local culture and learned Spanish, his young family struggled to settle, and he handed in a transfer request in 1991
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John Aldridge 
Aldo retained a place in the hearts of the fans, which was clear when he returned to San Sebastián in 2015!The fans gave him an ovation and the club honoured him with a shirt
His former team-mates also wanted to catch up!
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John Aldridge 
2 seasons in LaLiga 75 apps 40 goalsListen to the full ranking in our podcast: https://www.laligalowdown.com/podcast/episode/2ae67ecb/laligas-top-10-british-and-irish-imports
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