Andrea Pirlo

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Born
1979 (45 years old)

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Flero, Italy

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Manager

Status
Active

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Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight
68 kg (150 lb)

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Soccer

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Sampdoria

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Italian Serie B

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Andrea Pirlo Ufficiale OMRI (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of SerieB club Sampdoria. Considered one of the greatest deep-lying playmakers ever, Pirlo was renowned for his vision, ball control, technique, creativity, passing, and free-kick ability.

Pirlo began his club career in 1995 as an attacking midfielder with hometown club Brescia, winning the Serie B in 1997. He signed for Serie A club Inter Milan a year later, but limited game time and loans away from the club saw him transfer to cross-city rivals Milan in 2001. There, Pirlo matured into a world-class player, and he then won two Serie A titles, two UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, a FIFA Club World Cup, a Coppa Italia, and a Supercoppa Italiana. He departed for Juventus in 2011, where he won four consecutive Serie A titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and another Coppa Italia. In 2015, Pirlo joined Major League Soccer (MLS) club New York City, where he played for two years before retiring in 2017.

At international level, Pirlo played 116 matches for the Italian national football team, which is the fifth-most of all time. He made his senior debut in 2002, and captained his nation to a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Pirlo was instrumental in Italy's triumph at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, winning the Bronze Ball and being elected to the Team of the Tournament. He repeated similar success as he led Italy to the final of the 2012 UEFA European Championships. Pirlo also represented his country at the 2004 and 2008 UEFA European Championships, the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and the 2009 and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cups.

Pirlo finished in the top four five times in the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker award between 2006 and 2015. He placed fourth for UEFA Best Player in Europe in 2011, and seventh in 2015. He was named Serie A Footballer of the Year three times and voted to the Serie A Team of the Year four times. Pirlo was elected to UEFA Team of the Year in 2012, the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season in 2015, and was part of the FIFPro World XI in 2006. He also placed seventh for the 2007 FIFA World Player, finished in the top ten three times for the Ballon d'Or, and was named an MLS All-Star in 2016. In 2019, Pirlo was elected into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Following his retirement, Pirlo was appointed as head coach at Serie C club Juventus U23 on 30 July 2020. He took charge of the first team nine days later, and won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in his debut season. On 28 May 2021, Juventus announced that Pirlo had been dismissed as head coach.

Career Honours

Italian Football Hall of Fame 2019 _Retired Soccer	Italian Serie A 2014-2015 Juventus	Italian Coppa Italia 2014-2015 Juventus	Italian Serie A 2013-2014 Juventus
Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2013 Juventus	Italian Serie A 2012-2013 Juventus	Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2012 Juventus	UEFA Team of the Year 2012 Juventus
Italian Serie A 2011-2012 Milan	Italian Serie A 2010-2011 Milan	UEFA Super Cup 2007 Milan	FIFA Club World Cup 2007 Milan
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 Milan	FIFA World Cup 2006 Italy	FIFA FIFPro World XI 2006 Milan	Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2004 Milan
Italian Serie A 2003-2004 Milan	UEFA Super Cup 2003 Milan	Italian Coppa Italia 2002-2003 Milan	UEFA Champions League 2002-2003 Milan