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 | ||
| Place of birth | Flero, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
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
change| Club statistics | 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
change| 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 |
References
change- ↑ "Andrea Pirlo". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ "The Biography of Andrea Pirlo". FOOTCHAMPION. 2019-03-31. 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.
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