Nagore Aranburu: Xabi Alonso's Wife, Age and Children

Nagore Aranburu is the wife of Xabi Alonso, the former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder who has been Chelsea manager since July 2026. She is Basque, from the province of Gipuzkoa in northern Spain, the couple have been together since 2003 and married in San Sebastián in July 2009, and they have three children: Jon, Ane and Emma.

Her name is spelled two ways. Aranburu is the Basque spelling she uses on Instagram; Spanish and French media often write Nagore Aramburu. In this guide, updated in November 2026, OhMyFootball separates what is documented about Nagore Aranburu from what is only repeated on fan sites, and corrects a few myths along the way, including the claim that she is an actress.

Who is Xabi Alonso's wife?

Xabi Alonso's wife is Nagore Aranburu. The two moved in the same group of friends in San Sebastián, and their relationship began in 2003, when Xabi was playing for Real Sociedad, according to ¡Hola! and Diez Minutos. In a 2011 interview with Vogue magazine, quoted by Vozpópuli in 2025, Nagore said they were part of the same crowd and that one night he asked for her phone number. Their first date, according to the same article, was dinner in San Sebastián followed by a jazz club, where they bumped into Xabi's close friend Mikel Arteta and his girlfriend.

Since then, Nagore has followed Xabi from city to city: Liverpool, where he played from 2004, Madrid from 2009, Munich from 2014, back to San Sebastián when he took over Real Sociedad B, then Germany again for Bayer Leverkusen, and Madrid again in 2025, when he became Real Madrid coach.

The post above was shared jointly from Xabi's and Nagore's Instagram accounts after the Globe Soccer Awards Europe gala in Sardinia in May 2024, where Alonso was named coach of the year after Leverkusen's unbeaten domestic double. It opens with Xabi receiving the trophy; the next photo shows the couple together on the red carpet. Xabi wrote that they had enjoyed the night with family and friends.

Who is Nagore Aranburu?

Nagore Aranburu is a Basque businesswoman and former shop owner, best known to football fans as Xabi Alonso's wife. She is not an actress, despite what many websites say. Vozpópuli writes that she modelled when she was young, and ¡Hola! notes that she has been the face of several brands, but her own career has mainly been in fashion and retail:

According to Diez Minutos and Vozpópuli, she studied at the University of Deusto, did an internship at Inditex (the group that owns Zara) and worked as a stylist on a film and a TV series.
In 2011 she opened a children's clothing shop in San Sebastián, Neroli by Nagore. ¡Hola! and Vozpópuli report that it closed in 2019.
In 2013 she was an ambassador for the jewellery brand Links of London, presenting its new collection in Madrid, and told Diez Minutos that she planned to launch her own collection and an online shop.
¡Hola! reported in 2022 that she was dedicating herself to art and painting, and Vozpópuli writes that she trained in personal and executive coaching while the family lived in Düsseldorf during Xabi's Leverkusen years.

Nagore Aranburu age and birthday

Nagore Aranburu's date of birth has not been confirmed by any reputable media outlet. Fan sites usually say she was born in 1981, some on 15 June and others on 15 July, but none gives a source. If 1981 is right, she would be 44 or 45 in 2026, about the same age as Xabi, who was born on 25 November 1981 and turns 45 in November 2026.

The same goes for her height and weight: the figures published online (often "170 cm") have no source, so we have removed them.

Where is Nagore Aranburu from? Origin and nationality

Nagore Aranburu is Spanish and Basque. According to Diez Minutos, she was born in Urnieta, a town in Gipuzkoa, and moved with her family to San Sebastián at the age of ten. Our earlier version of this article said she was born in Tolosa: that is Xabi Alonso's birthplace, not hers.

The couple also use Basque with each other in public: when they celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary in 2022, she wrote "maite zaitut", Basque for "I love you", and Xabi answered with the same words, ¡Hola! reported.

Nagore Aranburu is not the actress Nagore Aranburu

Many people search for "Nagore Aranburu actress" because there is a well-known Basque actress with exactly the same name. The actress Nagore Aranburu was born in Azpeitia in 1976, starred in the film Loreak (2014) and the series Querer (2024), and won the Goya Award for best supporting actress in February 2026 for Los domingos.

She is a different person. Xabi Alonso's wife has never worked as an actress, and the actress is not married to the Chelsea manager.

Nagore and Xabi in Liverpool: the Peter Crouch story

Xabi joined Liverpool from Real Sociedad in 2004, and Nagore lived with him in England during those years. One of the best-known stories about her comes from Peter Crouch, who joined Liverpool in the summer of 2005 and stayed at the Hope Street Hotel when he arrived.

In September 2018, in a column for the Daily Mail reported by Goal, Crouch recalled the receptionist who kept smiling at him:

On reception was a girl so good-looking I couldn't quite believe she was smiling at me all the time.

— Peter Crouch

Crouch told his new teammates in training that he thought he had a chance, and Jamie Carragher made him repeat the story to the senior players. The receptionist turned out to be Nagore, then Xabi Alonso's girlfriend, who was working at the hotel to practise her English. Crouch's verdict on how everyone took it: "He was nice about it. So was she. Carra less so."

Liverpool is also where the couple became parents. Their son Jon was born on 11 March 2008, and Xabi missed a Champions League trip to Inter Milan to stay with Nagore for the birth, a decision that caused friction with manager Rafael Benítez at the time.

Nagore Aranburu and Xabi Alonso's wedding

Xabi Alonso and Nagore Aranburu married on 11 July 2009, after six years together, in an intimate ceremony at the church of Zorroaga in San Sebastián. Their son Jon, then 16 months old, was at the wedding. Vozpópuli reports that Nagore wore a dress by the Basque designer Isabel Zapardiez.

The wedding came a few weeks before Xabi left Liverpool for Real Madrid in August 2009. The couple still mark the date: in July 2022 Nagore posted that they had celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary, and in July 2026 they reached 17 years of marriage. No separation has ever been reported.

Xabi Alonso and Nagore Aranburu's children

How many children does Xabi Alonso have? Xabi Alonso and Nagore Aranburu have three children, a son and two daughters:

Jon (Jontxu) Alonso, born on 11 March 2008 in the Liverpool area. He turned 18 in March 2026, and ¡Hola! reports that he plays football as a defensive midfielder, wearing number 14 like his father, with youth spells at Zuatzu in San Sebastián and TSV Meerbusch in Germany.
Ane Alonso, born in 2010, during Xabi's first year at Real Madrid.
Emma Alonso, born in late 2013, which made the Alonsos a "familia numerosa", a large family under Spanish law.

You will often see the children called "Ane Aramburu Alonso" or "Jontxu Aranburu Alonso" online. We found no reliable source for their full surnames. In Spain, children usually take the father's first surname followed by the mother's, so the expected form would be Alonso Aranburu, but parents have been able to choose the order since 1999, and the family has never said which they chose.

The children have grown up between England, Spain and Germany. Xabi said goodbye to football as a player at Bayern Munich in May 2017 with his three children on the pitch, and in his first speech as Real Madrid coach in May 2025 he thanked his wife, his children, his parents and his brothers for always being by his side.

Life in Madrid and London

When Alonso returned to Real Madrid as coach in 2025, the family moved back to Madrid. ¡Hola! reported in April 2026 that they live in a large house in the El Viso district. Whether the whole family has moved to London since Xabi took the Chelsea job has not been publicly detailed.

Nagore is still a constant presence at her husband's big moments. She attended his presentation as Real Madrid coach at Valdebebas in May 2025, according to Vozpópuli, and on his 44th birthday in November 2025 she shared a photo of the couple on Instagram, calling him the most handsome, kind and honest man in the world, ¡Hola! reported.

Who is Xabi Alonso? His career and current job

Xabi Alonso was born on 25 November 1981 in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, and grew up in San Sebastián. He was one of the best midfielders of his generation and, since 1 July 2026, has been the manager of Chelsea.

As a player:

1999 to 2004: Real Sociedad (with a loan at Eibar in 2000/01), captain from 2001
2004 to 2009: Liverpool, winning the 2005 Champions League and the 2006 FA Cup alongside Steven Gerrard
2009 to 2014: Real Madrid, winning La Liga in 2012, two Copas del Rey and the 2014 Champions League
2014 to 2017: Bayern Munich, three Bundesliga titles, then retirement in 2017
Spain: 114 caps, European champion in 2008 and 2012 and world champion in 2010

As a coach:

2018: Real Madrid under-14s
2019 to 2022: Real Sociedad B, promoted to the Segunda División in 2021
October 2022 to 2025: Bayer Leverkusen, winning the 2023/24 Bundesliga unbeaten and the DFB-Pokal, the club's first league title
June 2025 to January 2026: Real Madrid. On 12 January 2026, a day after a 3-2 defeat by Barcelona in the Supercopa de España final, the club announced his departure by mutual agreement, widely reported as a sacking. Álvaro Arbeloa replaced him.
July 2026 onwards: Chelsea manager. The club announced his appointment on 17 May 2026 on a four-year contract, and he won his first match in charge 3-2 at Fulham on 24 August 2026.

Alonso marked his return to work with the post above, a photo of him at Chelsea training captioned "Back in business. Feels so good." Below, Chelsea's official channel has his first press conference as manager, from 13 July 2026, in which he talks about his ambitions for the club, Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernández and his love for London.

Nagore Aranburu net worth

Nagore Aranburu's personal net worth is not public, and the figures that circulate online have no reliable basis. What is documented is her own working life: a shop she ran for eight years, brand work for Links of London and styling jobs before that.

Nagore Aranburu Instagram

Nagore Aranburu is on Instagram as @nagore.aranburu. As of November 2026 the account is public and has about 231,000 followers. She shares family moments, holidays and her husband's milestones, and her posts are regularly picked up by Spanish magazines such as ¡Hola!. Xabi Alonso is on Instagram as @xabialonso.

Quick facts about Nagore Aranburu

Full name: Nagore Aranburu (also spelled Aramburu)
Husband: Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager since July 2026
Origin: Basque, born in Urnieta (Gipuzkoa) according to Diez Minutos, raised in San Sebastián
Nationality: Spanish
Age: date of birth not confirmed; usually given as 1981
Together since: 2003
Married: 11 July 2009, San Sebastián
Children: Jon (2008), Ane (2010), Emma (2013)
Career: fashion internship at Inditex, stylist, owner of the children's shop Neroli by Nagore (2011 to 2019)
Instagram: @nagore.aranburu

Frequently asked questions about Nagore Aranburu

Who is Xabi Alonso's wife?

Xabi Alonso's wife is Nagore Aranburu, a Basque businesswoman from Gipuzkoa. They have been together since 2003 and married on 11 July 2009 in San Sebastián.

How old is Nagore Aranburu?

Her date of birth has not been confirmed by reputable media. Websites usually give 1981, which would make her 44 or 45 in 2026.

What is Nagore Aranburu's nationality and ethnicity?

She is Spanish and Basque. Diez Minutos reports she was born in Urnieta, in Gipuzkoa, and grew up in San Sebastián.

How many children do Xabi Alonso and Nagore Aranburu have?

Three: Jon, born in 2008, Ane, born in 2010, and Emma, born in 2013.

Is Nagore Aranburu an actress?

No. The actress Nagore Aranburu, who won a Goya in 2026, is a different person with the same name. Xabi Alonso's wife worked in fashion and retail.

How tall is Nagore Aranburu?

No reliable source gives her height. The numbers on fan sites are guesses.

What happened between Nagore Aranburu and Peter Crouch?

Nothing beyond a misunderstanding. In 2005 Crouch thought the receptionist at his Liverpool hotel was flirting with him; she was Nagore, Xabi Alonso's girlfriend, working there to improve her English. Crouch told the story in 2018.