Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian football player. He was born on May 19, 1979, in Flero, a commune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy to parents Luigi and Lidia.[1] He has a brother named Ivan. He drew international attention for the first time at 13, when he and his team, ‘Voluntas Brescia U15s’, participated in the 1992 ‘Dana Cup’. They made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Pirlo | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1979 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Flero, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994-1998 1998-2001 1999-2000 2001 2001-2011 2011-2015 | Brescia Internazionale Milano →Reggina (loan) →Brescia (loan) Milan Juventus | ||
| National team | |||
| 2002-2015 | Italy | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2020-2021 | Juventus | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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He spoke for Juventus and Italy national team. He is widely considered as one of the greatest deep-lying playmakers in midfield of all time. He started his club career as an attacking midfielder but often failed to make the starting XI in various clubs he played for, primarily due to his lack of pace. During his time at Brescia, manager Carlo Mazzone took the innovative decision of utilizing Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker. He thrived in the new position.[2]
In 2020, Juventus appointed Andrea Pirlo as their new Head Coach.[3]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1994/95 | Brescia | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995/96 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 1997/98 | Serie A | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 30 | 4 | ||
| 1998/99 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999/00 | Reggina | Serie A | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 6 | |
| 2000/01 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000/01 | Brescia | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2001/02 | Milan | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 2003/04 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2004/05 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2005/06 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 5 | ||
| 2006/07 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 52 | 3 | ||
| 2007/08 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2008/09 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||
| Country | Italy | 341 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 457 | 50 | |
| Total | 341 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 457 | 50 | ||
International career statistics
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 |
| 2006 | 14 | 1 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 2 |
| 2013 | 13 | 2 |
| Total | 107 | 13 |
Andrea Pirlo Media
AC Milan celebrating after defeating Juventus 3–2 on penalties to win the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Pirlo playing for AC Milan in 2007
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Pirlo (left), with AC Milan, preparing to take a free kick against Real Madrid in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
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Pirlo with Juventus in 2011. He went on to appear in 41 matches in his first season with the Bianconeri.
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Pirlo playing for Juventus in 2014
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Pirlo with New York City FC in 2017
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Pirlo captaining Italy in 2015
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Pirlo playing for Juventus in 2012
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Pirlo with Italy in 2012. He is the fifth most capped player in the history of the Azzurri with 116 appearances between 2002 and 2015.
References
- ↑ "Andrea Pirlo". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ "The Biography of Andrea Pirlo". FOOTCHAMPION. 2019-03-31. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ "Andrea Pirlo is the New Coach for Juventus After Sacking Sarri". Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andrea Pirlo". www.national-football-teams.com.
