Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo is football (soccer) player from Italy playing for Milan.

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Season Club Games Goals Yellow Cards Red Cards
2006/07 Italy Milan  31  2  5  1  
2005/06 Italy Milan  31  4  4  0  
2004/05 Italy Milan  26  4  5  0  
2003/04 Italy Milan  31  6  3  0  
2002/03 Italy Milan  21  9  4  1  
2001/02 Italy Milan  7  2  1  0  
2000/01 Italy Inter  0  0  0  0  
2000/01 Italy Brescia  10  0  4  0  
1999/00 Italy Reggina  19  6  3  0  
1998/99 Italy Inter  4  0      
1997/98 Italy Brescia  29  4      
1996/97 Italy Brescia  17  2      
1995/96 Italy Brescia  0  0      
1994/95 Italy Brescia  1  0      

Andrea Pirlo biography




Andrea Pirlo, Italian orders of merit, (born May 19, 1979), is an Italy FIFA World Cup-winning Football (soccer). He currently plays for A.C. Milan, as well as the Italy national football team. Pirlo was an important key figure of the Italian team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is known to many fans as the Metronome of the midfield and the Maestro because of his talent for setting up plays.

Career

Pirlo was born in Flero, province of Brescia. His father owns two ironworks. His brother Ivan plays for a Serie C2 club in Brescia.

He played for Brescia Calcio (1994-98 and 2001), Internazionale Milano F.C. (1998-99 and 2000), Reggina Calcio (1999-2000), and AC Milan (2001-). With Milan, he won one Scudetto and two UEFA Champions League titles. He also won an Coppa Italia and 2European Super Cups with Milan in 2003 and 2007. For Italy national football team, Pirlo played at the 2000 Summer Olympics, won the bronze medal at the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, played at the 2004 European Football Championship, and won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In his younger days, Pirlo captained Italy to an Under-21 European Championship in 2000.

Pirlo is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world. An accurate passer, he started his career as an offensive midfielder until coach Carlo Ancelotti developped a tailor made deep-seated Playmaker role at AC Milan. At Milan the game is focused around his ability to dictate play and control the game's tempo. His lack of physical stature for a defensive midfielder is compensated by his technique. In defense, he provides important cover yet he engages in very few physical challenges. At Milan, Ancelotti likes to field him alongside physically robust players like Gennaro Gattuso, Massimo Ambrosini and Clarence Seedorf. A dead ball specialist, Pirlo is the first choice taker of corner kick and Direct free kick. In the Serie A 2005-06 season Pirlo scored four times from free-kicks, matching the previous record (three times by Demetrio Albertini and two by Frank Rijkaard). He led Milan in minutes played for the 2006-07 season with 2,782.

2006 World Cup

Pirlo was a member of the Italy national football team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. This World Cup tournament was not Pirlo's first International participation, but the midfielder rose to the occasion, starting every game and helping his team with a very consistent overall performance.

In Italy's first match in the tournament, Pirlo scored the opening goal against Ghana national football team, and subsequently set up a goal for Vincenzo Iaquinta to seal the 2-0 victory. He was named the "Man of the Match".

Pirlo played brilliantly throughout the semifinal against Germany national football team, and he ultimately fashioned a key play at the very end of extra time to give Italy a dramatic victory. At the 119th minute, Pirlo received a ball deflected just outside the German penalty area and kept possession for just enough time to provide a defence splitting assist to Fabio Grosso, who scored the opening goal. Moments later, Alessandro Del Piero scored again, Italy won 2-0, and Pirlo was named Man of the Match once again.

Pirlo's sparkling form was again in evidence against France in the 2006 World Cup Final on July 9. His passing proved vital for the Italy national football team, and his corner kick produced Marco Materazzi's equalizing header ten minutes after France had opened the score. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, and Pirlo set a positive tone for his teammates by confidently scoring the first penalty kick. His performance during the match resulted in his being named the FIFA Man of the Match for a third time, more than any other player over the course of the tournament.

Pirlo's fine form in Germany earned him the Bronze Ball, as he was voted the third best player of the tournament behind Zinedine Zidane and Fabio Cannavaro.

Honors

- Serie A: 2003/2004
- Coppa Italia: 2002/2003
- UEFA Champions League: 2002/2003, 2006/2007
- European Supercup: 2003, 2007
- Italian Super Cup: 2004
- FIFA World Cup: 2006
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2000



Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo news


Pirlo: I Want To End My Career At Milan
Goal.com, Switzerland - May 15, 2008
Milan playmaker Andrea Pirlo has revealed that it is his intention to play the rest of his career at San Siro. Pirlo signed for Milan from city rivals Inter ...
D’Agostino: We Will Give Everything At Milan Goal.com
all 2 news articles


Goal.com

Pirlo Believes In Euro Glory
Goal.com, Switzerland - Apr 25, 2008
Andrea Pirlo has boldly predicted that Italy will be the reigning World and European Champions by the time all is said and done this summer. ...
Palombo Still Hoping For Euro 2008 Role Goal.com
all 4 news articles


Road To Euro 2008: Italy Recover To Top 'Group Of Death'
Goal.com, Switzerland - 12 hours ago
Italy played just the one game in October, comfortably beating Georgia 2-0 in Genoa, thanks to a bizarre Andrea Pirlo free-kick, and a late Fabio Grosso ...


Goal.com

Pirlo Calls For Del Piero Inclusion
Goal.com, Switzerland - Apr 24, 2008
Andrea Pirlo is the latest member of the Calcio community to declare that Alessandro Del Piero should be taken to Euro 2008. Despite his sensational form in ...


Kickoff

Pirlo wants final push
Setanta Sports, UK - Apr 24, 2008
by Laurent Picard, 24 April 2008 Andrea Pirlo fears Milan’s season will be a ‘failure’ if the Rossoneri do not qualify for the Champions League. ...
PIRLO: GATTUSO WILL STAY AT MILAN Sportinglife.com
all 9 news articles

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Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo

Name: Andrea Pirlo

Fullname: Andrea Pirlo

Nickname: n/a

Date of Birth: 19-May-1979

Birthplace: Brescia

Height \ Weight: 1.75m \ 67kg

Number: 21

Website: n/a

Club: Milan

Nationality:   Italy Italy

Confederation: UEFA




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