Four-Star Alonso’s North Country Cup Hunt
Ozzie Alonso is a legend of the U.S. Open Cup’s modern era and he’s hoping to add a fifth title in Minnesota to the four he won in Seattle with the Sounders.

“Winning trophies is winning trophies,” announced Osvaldo Ozzie Alonso, the holding midfielder toiling in the background at free-scoring Minnesota United on the eve of their first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal. “This club has never been to a Semifinal before, and I want to transmit my spirit and my memories of what it takes and what it means.”
While the game against the Portland Timbers on August 7 in Saint Paul will be Minnesota United’s first time in the Last Four, it’s Alonso’s seventh. And during his time with the Seattle Sounders, he won more than he lost. Over ten seasons in Washington State, he won an MLS Cup, one Supporters Shield and an astonishing four U.S. Open Cups. Known both as the Corazon de los Sounders and the Honey Badger for his harrying holding work in the middle of the park, he knows what it takes to get his hands on silverware.
Despite scoring first, @NewMexicoUTD's amazing Cup run drew to a close after a 6-1 rout in Saint Paul at the hands of @MNUFC (who now move on to their first-ever Open Cup Semifinal).#USOC2019 | 📺 Highlights pic.twitter.com/9MgGxLepKv
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) July 11, 2019