Andrea Pirlo
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andrea Pirlo | |
| Date of birth | May 19, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Flero, Lombardy, Italy | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | A.C. Milan | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Brescia | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1998 1998–2001 1999–2000 2001 2001– |
Brescia Internazionale → Reggina (loan) → Brescia (loan) A.C. Milan |
47 (6) 22 (0) 28 (6) 14 (0) 208 (30) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998–2002 2002– |
Italy U-21 Italy |
46 (16) 47 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Italy |
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| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Team Competition | |
Andrea Pirlo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (born May 19, 1979 in Flero, Lombardy), is an Italian World Cup and Champions League winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan and the Italian national team.
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[edit] Club career
Pirlo was born in the province of Brescia, where his father owns two ironworks. His brother Ivan plays for a Serie C2 club in Brescia.
He played for hometown Brescia Calcio (1994-98 and 2001), Internazionale (1998-99 and 2000), Reggina Calcio (1999-2000) and now plays for AC Milan (2001-Present). With Milan, he won one Scudetto and two Champions League titles. He also won an Italian Cup and 2UEFA Super Cups with Milan in 2003 and 2007.
Pirlo started his career as an offensive midfielder until coach Carlo Ancelotti developed for him a deep-seated playmaking role at A.C. Milan. He led Milan in minutes played for the 2006-07 season with 2,782. In October 2007, he was nominated for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year Award.
[edit] International career
Pirlo played for Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics, won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, played at the Euro 2004 and won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Pirlo captained Italy to an Under-21 European Championship in 2000.
Pirlo was a member of the Italian Squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In Italy's first match in the tournament, Pirlo scored the opening goal against Ghana, 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, 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.
In the final against France, 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, in which he scored. 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. He was voted the third best player of the tournament behind Zinedine Zidane and Fabio Cannavaro.
[edit] Club statistics
[edit] Club
Updated to games played May 18, 2008.[3]
| Team | Season | Domestic League |
Domestic Cup |
European Competition1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brescia | 1994-95 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | |
| 1997-98 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 4 | |
| Total | 47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 49 | 6 | |
| Internazionale | 1998-99 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 0 | |
| Reggina (loan) | 1999-00 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 6 |
| Total | 28 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 6 | |
| Brescia (loan) | 2001 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| A.C. Milan | 2001-02 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 9 | |
| 2003-04 | 32 | 6 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 8 | |
| 2004-05 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 43 | 8 | |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
| Total | 207 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 37 | |
| Career Total | 314 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 49 | |
1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup
2Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
[edit] International goals
Updated to games played March 26, 2008.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | May 30, 2004 | Radès, Tunisia |  Tunisia |
0–4 | Win | Friendly |
| 2. | March 26, 2005 | Milan, Italy |  Scotland |
2–0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification |
| 3. | March 26, 2005 | Milan, Italy | Scotland |
2–0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification |
| 4. | August 17, 2005 | Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
1–2 | Win | Friendly |
| 5. | June 12, 2006 | Hanover, Germany |  Ghana |
2–0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2006 |
| 6. | October 13, 2007 | Genoa, Italy |  Georgia |
2–0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification |
[edit] Honors
[edit] A.C. Milan
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
- UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
- Intercontinental Cup (runner-up): 2003
[edit] International
[edit] Individual
- 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Top Scorer (3 Goals)
- FIFPro World XI: 2006
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