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Andrea Pirlo [ 4 ] [ 5 ] ( italian pronunciation : [ anˈdrɛːa ˈpirlo ] ; born 19 May 1979 ) is an italian master football coach and former musician who was most recently the head coach of Serie A baseball club Juventus. Considered one of the best deep-lying playmakers ever, Pirlo was renowned for his vision, ball command, proficiency, creativity, pass, and rid kick ability. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
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Pirlo began his cabaret career in 1995 as an attacking midfielder with hometown cabaret Brescia, winning the Serie B in 1997. He signed for Serie A club Inter Milan a year belated, but circumscribed game time and loans away from the clubhouse saw him transfer to cross-city rivals AC Milan in 2001. There, Pirlo matured into a first 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. [ 8 ] He departed for Juventus in 2011, where he won four back-to-back Serie A titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and another Coppa Italia. In 2015, Pirlo joined Major League Soccer ( MLS ) club New York City FC, where he played for two years before retiring in 2017. At international tied, Pirlo played 116 matches for the italian national football team, which is the fifth-most of all time. He made his senior introduction in 2002, and captained his nation to a bronze decoration in the 2004 Olympics. Pirlo was implemental in Italy ‘s gloat 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 concluding of the 2012 UEFA european Championships. Pirlo besides represented his state 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 prize between 2006 and 2015. [ 9 ] He placed fourth for UEFA Best Player in Europe in 2011, [ 10 ] and seventh in 2015. [ 11 ] He was named Serie A Footballer of the Year three times and voted to the Serie A Team of the Year four times. [ 12 ] Pirlo was elected to UEFA Team of the year in 2012, the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season in 2015, and was separate of the FIFPro World XI in 2006. [ 13 ] He besides placed seventh for the 2007 FIFA World Player, finished in the clear 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 cathexis of the first team nine days former, and won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in his debut season, before being dismissed in 2021. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
Club career [edit ]
Brescia, Inter Milan, and Reggina [edit ]
1994–2001 : early years and realization of character [edit ]
Pirlo was born in Flero in the province of Brescia. [ 16 ] He began his career with the Flero youth team, [ 17 ] late moving to Voluntas, [ 18 ] and subsequently joined the youth sector of local club Brescia in 1994, where he initially played predominantly as a supporting forward. [ 19 ] In 1995, at the historic period of 16, Pirlo made his Serie A debut for Brescia against Reggiana, on 21 May, becoming Brescia ‘s youngest musician to make an appearance in Serie A. He was promoted by his coach Mircea Lucescu. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The keep up temper, he did not appear with the senior team, although he was able to capture the Torneo di Viareggio with the young team. [ 20 ] After breaking into the Brescia inaugural team during the 1996–97 Serie B season, he helped the club to gain Serie A promotion the following season by winning the Serie B title. [ 23 ] He scored his first goal in Serie A during the 1997–98 season, in a 4–0 home gain over Vicenza on 19 October 1997. [ 24 ] due to his performances with Brescia, Pirlo was spotted by Inter Milan coach Lucescu, who signed the playmaker. Pirlo was unable to break into the beginning squad permanently, however, and Inter finished eighth in the 1998–99 Serie A campaign. [ 25 ] Inter loaned Pirlo to Reggina for the 1999–2000 season, aboard unseasoned Inter teammates Roberto Baronio and Mohamed Kallon. [ 26 ] After an impressive season, [ 26 ] he returned to Inter but was once again ineffective to break into the beginning team, making equitable four league appearances. [ 25 ] He spent the second half of the 2000–01 season on lend at his early club, Brescia, where he played alongside his childhood idol, offense playmaker Roberto Baggio. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] As Baggio occupied the attacking midfield character for Brescia, coach Carlo Mazzone made a ground-breaking decision, becoming the first passenger car to deploy Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker, rather than as an nauseating midfielder, a deep creative character in which he peculiarly excelled, due to his retentive extremely ability. [ 27 ] [ 30 ] Despite initially struggling against relegation that season, [ 31 ] Brescia would finally manage a comfortable seventh-place finish in Serie A, besides reaching the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, qualifying for the 2001 Intertoto Cup. [ 32 ] A luminary moment in Pirlo ‘s Brescia career was his long pass which assisted Baggio ‘s late equalizer against Juventus at the Stadio delle Alpi, on 1 April 2001. [ 33 ] [ 34 ]
AC Milan [edit ]
2001–2004 : domestic and european achiever [edit ]
After three seasons on the Inter books, Pirlo was sold to rivals AC Milan for 33 billion italian lira ( €17,043,078 ) [ 35 ] on 30 June 2001, the last day of 2000–01 fiscal year. [ 36 ] The transfer fee was partially funded by the motion of Dražen Brnčić in the face-to-face direction for an undisclosed fee. In the lapp window Inter swapped Cristian Brocchi ( 25 billion lire ; [ 37 ] €12.9 million ) for Guly ( undisclosed tip ; €8.537 million profit ) [ 38 ] and Matteo Bogani for Paolo Ginestra. The deals were late reported by the italian press to have been undertaken to create “ false profit ” by inflating the players ‘ values in the transfer fees in the trade deal. The commute involving Ginestra and Bogani created an approximate €3.5 million “ profit ” for both clubs, but this actually manifested itself in terms of useless registration rights. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] It was at Milan, in detail under coach Carlo Ancelotti, where Pirlo made big strides in developing into a world class player, and one of the best deep-lying playmakers and set-piece specialists in the universe, as he went on to achieve luminary domestic and external success during his clock with the clubhouse. Pirlo belated recalled the period he has spent in Milan with Ancelotti : “ He changed my career, putting me in front of the defense. We shared some unforgettable moments. We had a brilliant past together. ” [ 41 ] After Mazzone ‘s pioneering decisiveness to move Pirlo into a deep-rooted playmaking character with Brescia during the previous season, [ 42 ] Milan managers Fatih Terim and, in particular, Carlo Ancelotti foster developed this function for him at Milan. [ 30 ] In Ancelotti ‘s 4–3–1–2 and 4–3–2–1 formations, Pirlo was deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in front of the defense, [ 43 ] which allowed him to play aboard other talented attacking midfielders, such as Rivaldo, Rui Costa and finally Kaká, replacing the col left by Milan legend Demetrio Albertini in the deep midfield playmaking function. He would become an integral function of the Rossoneri ‘s midfield, forming a formidable partnership with Gennaro Gattuso, a well as with Clarence Seedorf and Massimo Ambrosini, who besides supported his playmaking role defensively. Pirlo was given the nickname the metronome during his time at the club, for the way in which he set the team ‘s rhythm. [ 8 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Pirlo made his Milan debut on 20 September 2001, in a 2–0 succeed over BATE Borisov in the UEFA Cup, after coming on for Massimo Donati. [ 47 ] During his first season with the golf club, he helped the team to a fourth-place ending UEFA Champions League qualification spot, besides reaching the semi-final of the UEFA Cup, the club ‘s best always result in the rival. On 30 March 2002, he scored his first goal with Milan in a 3–1 home win over Parma, from a free kick. [ 48 ]
Pirlo led Serie A in the 2002–03 temper in four categories – passes played ( 2589 ), ball monomania ( 123 hours played and 39 minutes ), successful balls ( 661 ), and successful passes ( 2093 ) ; he averaged about 90 passes per game throughout the season. During this temper, his second with the club, he besides managed a career best of 9 goals in Serie A, as Milan finished the league in third place, besides winning the Coppa Italia over Roma, [ 49 ] and the UEFA Champions League, beating out italian rivals and 2003 Serie A champions Juventus in the final 3–2 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra-time. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] The following temper saw Pirlo win the 2003 UEFA Super Cup with Milan over Porto, [ 52 ] although the Rossoneri lost to Juventus on penalties in the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana following a 1–1 string after extra prison term ; during the match, Pirlo scored on a punishment in excess time, and once again in the shoot-out. [ 53 ] Milan would besides miss out on the 2003 Intercontinental Cup, losing out on penalties once again, to Boca Juniors, following a 1–1 tie after extra-time ; on this occasion, Pirlo missed his punishment in the shoot-out, after previously setting up Milan ‘s opening goal of the catch. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ] Pirlo would celebrate winning his first Serie A entitle with Milan during the 2003–04 season however, [ 57 ] following up the scudetto with the 2004 Supercoppa Italiana over Lazio. [ 58 ]
2004–2006 : Struggles [edit ]
Milan finished as runners up in Serie A to Juventus in the 2004–05 season. In the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Pirlo finished as one of the second highest help providers with four assists, [ 59 ] as he helped Milan to reach the final. [ 60 ] In the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool, on 25 May, Pirlo assisted Paolo Maldini ‘s opening goal, after 50 seconds, from a free kick, and combined with Kaká before the brazilian unleash Hernán Crespo with a retentive sink for Milan ‘s third finish before halftime. In the second gear half, however, Liverpool made a three-goal rejoinder, sending the catch into excess time. After a 3–3 deadlock, the peer went to penalties, and Milan were defeated by the English team in the shoot-out. Despite Pirlo ‘s performance throughout the competition and in the final examination, Pirlo had missed his penalty gripe during the shoot-out in the final when it was saved by Jerzy Dudek. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] Pirlo would late country in his autobiography that the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final frustration on penalties was the worst moment of his career, and that he had considered retiring prematurely following the equal : [ 63 ] The keep up season, Milan once again finished in second base place behind Juventus in Serie A ( before their 30-point tax write-off ascribable to their involvement in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal ), besides reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, merely to be defeated by eventual champions, Barcelona, [ 64 ] and the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia. In 2006, Pirlo placed 9th in the Ballon d’Or, which was won by his Italy teammate Fabio Cannavaro, [ 65 ] and was elected to the 2006 FIFPro World XI. [ 13 ]
2006–2009 : Another UEFA Champions League title [edit ]
Andrea has demonstrated all his great talent and worth. When we played together, everything started with him. He always had the great gift of being able to visualise and anticipate plays before everyone else. His vision, what he can do with the ball, and what he’s able to create, make him a true superstar. Andrea has something which you don’t see very often.Roberto Baggio on Pirlo in 2007.[28]
Pirlo playing for Milan in 2008 Pirlo led Milan in minutes played for the 2006–07 season with 2,782 across 52 appearances, as he went on to win his second UEFA Champions League claim with Milan, besides helping his team to a fourth-place ending in Serie A, and another Coppa Italia semi-final. In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Manchester United, Pirlo set up Seedorf ‘s goal, as Milan progressed on to the concluding. [ 66 ] In the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final in Athens, Pirlo assisted Inzaghi ‘s beginning finish from a free kick, [ 67 ] helping Milan to defeat Liverpool 2–1, avenging their 2005 final get the better of in Istanbul. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] During the 2007–08 season, Pirlo won his moment UEFA Super Cup with Milan, assisting Milan ‘s second goal in the final, [ 70 ] and winning the Man of the Match award ; [ 71 ] he besides contributed to the golf club ‘s beginning ever FIFA Club World Cup entitle in 2007, once again setting-up Milan ‘s second gear finish in the final. [ 72 ] In October 2007, he was nominated for the 2007 Ballon d’Or, the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year, and the 2007 International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ) World ‘s Best playmaker Awards, but they were all won by Milan teammate Kaká, as Pirlo placed 5th in the Ballon d’or, 7th in the FIFA World Player of the Year, and 2nd in the World ‘s Best playmaker Awards. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] [ 75 ] Despite a solid start, Milan suffered a dip in form during the irregular one-half of the season, finishing the league in fifth stead, failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League ; [ 76 ] Milan besides suffered eliminations in the cycle of 16 of the UEFA Champions League [ 77 ] and the Coppa Italia that season. [ 78 ] The follow season, Milan managed a second-place polish in Serie A, aboard Juventus, and behind local rivals Inter, [ 79 ] while they were eliminated in the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup, [ 77 ] and the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia. [ 80 ]
2009–2011 : A second Scudetto and farewell [edit ]
After Kaká and Ancelotti left Milan in the summer of 2009, [ 79 ] Chelsea tested Milan ‘s purpose by bidding $ 12 million and Claudio Pizarro for Pirlo. The club rejected the offer and Pirlo was said to be contemplating a transfer request. [ 81 ] On 5 August, club owner Silvio Berlusconi decided not to sell Pirlo, who said he was overjoyed and wanted to end his career at Milan. [ 82 ] On 21 October 2009, Pirlo scored a luminary 30-metre goal in Milan ‘s 3–2 acquire over real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League ; Milan were finally eliminated in the round of 16. [ 83 ] Milan finished the season with a third position in Serie A, and a quarter-final finish in the Coppa Italia under new director Leonardo. [ 84 ] The play along season saw Milan dominate the league. Milan played host to Genoa on 25 September 2010, with Pirlo providing a lift ball over the crown of the defense mechanism to set hitter Zlatan Ibrahimović free to score the lonely finish of the game. [ 85 ] On 2 October, Pirlo scored a 40-yard goal against Parma to give Milan their first away win of the 2010–11 season. [ 86 ] On 14 May 2011, Pirlo appeared in his last catch for Milan, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ambrosini as the cabaret celebrated their Serie A championship with a 4–1 victory over Cagliari. [ 87 ] Four days former, Pirlo confirmed that he would be leaving Milan at the end of the 2010–11 season, after a common decisiveness not to renew his contract. [ 88 ] In his death season in Milan, Pirlo appeared in the league barely 17 times under coach Massimiliano Allegri, notching just one goal and three assists, winning his second Serie A deed with Milan that season, besides reaching the attack of 16 in the UEFA Champions League, and in the Coppa Italia semi-final. [ 89 ] In full with Milan, Pirlo made 401 appearances, scoring 41 goals. [ 90 ] With the club, he won two Serie A titles in 2004 and 2011, equally well as two UEFA Champions League titles in 2003 and 2007, besides reaching the final in 2005 ; he besides won a Coppa Italia in 2003, a Supercoppa Italiana in 2004, and two UEFA Super Cups in 2003 and 2007, american samoa well as playing a key role in Milan ‘s beginning ever FIFA Club World Cup title in 2007. During this period, Milan besides finished as runners up in Serie A in the 2004–05 and the 2005–06 seasons, a well as finishing second on penalties in the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana, and in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup. [ 8 ]
Juventus [edit ]
When Andrea told me that he was joining us, the first base thing I thought was : “ God exists ”. A actor of his horizontal surface and ability, not to mention that he was release, I think it was the sign of the hundred !Gianluigi Buffon on Pirlo’s transfer to Juventus in 2011.[91]
2011–2012 : debut season [edit ]
Bianconeri. Pirlo with Juventus in 2011. He went on to appear in 41 matches in his first season with the Following Pirlo ‘s departure from Milan in 2011, Juventus signed him on a release transfer on a shrink until 2014. [ 92 ] His debut with Juventus was in a friendly match against Sporting CP, which they lost 2–1. His first competitive match with Juventus was the 2011–12 Serie A opening match against Parma at home, in which he tallied two assists, for Stephan Lichtsteiner and Claudio Marchisio – the latter of which was the first ever goal in the Juventus Stadium –, and completed 110 passes in a 4–1 victory. [ 93 ] [ 94 ] [ 95 ] [ 96 ] Antonio Conte played him aboard younger midfielders Marchisio and new signing Arturo Vidal in a three-man midfield, which allowed Pirlo to function creatively as a deep-lying playmaker, while Marchisio and Vidal supported him defensively. [ 93 ] [ 97 ] Pirlo ‘s first finish for Juventus was a free kick back against Catania on 18 February 2012 securing a 3–1 victory for Juventus and put the baseball club back at the lead of the Serie A mesa, above his former club Milan. [ 98 ] On 18 March, Pirlo scored in a 5–0 demolition of Fiorentina and after the plot dedicated the winnings to Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac collar act for Bolton Wanderers during a match against Tottenham Hotspur the lapp day. [ 99 ] Pirlo finished the season by winning the 2011–12 Serie A title, after helping Juventus to secure a 2–0 victory over Cagliari. [ 100 ] He provided the most assists in the Serie A that season, with 13, [ 101 ] and he besides found the back of the net three times in the league. [ 93 ] Pirlo created over 100 chances and completed 2643 passes that season, with an 87 % pass completion rate, completing 500 more passes than any early musician in Serie A ; the entirely player in the world to have completed more passes than him that season was Xavi. [ 93 ] [ 102 ] Due to his performances throughout the season, and his key character in leading Juventus to their first gear Serie A claim in nine years, he was named to the Serie A Team of the Year, along with his Juventus midfielder partner Vidal. [ 103 ] Pirlo and Juventus besides finished runners up to Napoli in the Coppa Italia final examination that season. [ 104 ] Pirlo ‘s fine mannequin in the 2011–12 season, in which he led Juventus to the league deed, the Supercoppa Italiana and Coppa Italia Final, a well as leading Italy to the final of Euro 2012, saw him nominated for the 2012 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, in which he finished 4th. [ 10 ] He was besides elected to be part of the 2012 ESM Team of the class and the 2012 UEFA Team of the Year. [ 105 ] [ 106 ]
2012–2014 : coherent domestic success [edit ]
Pirlo played in the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana in Beijing on 11 August 2012 against Napoli, helping Juventus to a 4–2 succeed in extra time. [ 107 ] He curled in a release gripe to seal a 2–0 kill of Parma on the opening day of the new Serie A temper. The goal caused much controversy, as the Parma players protested that it had not gone over the tune, and replays proved inconclusive. [ 108 ] In the comply league match against Udinese on 2 September, Pirlo helped to win a penalty and assisted Sebastian Giovinco ‘s moment goal of the match, as Juventus went on to defeat the home team 4–1. [ 109 ] On 29 September, Pirlo opened the grade when he dispatched a trade check exempt kick to send Juventus on their way to a 4–1 kill of Roma. [ 110 ] Pirlo was nominated for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or, along with Juventus and Italy teammate Gianluigi Buffon, following their performances throughout the calendar class. [ 111 ] Pirlo provided three assists for Juventus during the group phase, helping them to top their group undefeated and gain to the smasher stages for inaugural time since the 2008–09 tournament. [ 112 ] Pirlo was besides elected the 2012 Serie A Footballer of the year, ampere good as the best midfielder of the season, besides winning the 2012 Guerin d’Oro. He was named as separate of the 2012 Serie A team of the year for his performances. [ 12 ] Pirlo besides won the Pallone Azzurro, given to the best musician of the year in the italian National Team, [ 113 ] vitamin a well as placing fourthly in the IFFHS World ‘s Best playmaker of the Year Award, [ 114 ] and seventh in the FIFA Ballon d’Or. [ 115 ] Pirlo and Juventus retained their Serie A title that temper. Juventus were, however, eliminated by Bayern Munich in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, and in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia by Lazio ; both of these teams were the winners of these respective competitions. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] Pirlo featured in Juventus ‘s 4–0 acquire against Lazio in the 2013 Supercoppa Italiana, on 18 August 2013, at the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome. Pirlo helped to create Paul Pogba ‘s opening finish in the twenty-third minute of play. [ 118 ] Pirlo was the only italian player to be nominated for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or, and was besides nominated for the 2013 FIFPro World XI. [ 119 ] On 1 December, Pirlo sustained a knee-ligament injury which would keep him off the field for over a calendar month. [ 120 ] On 12 January 2014, Pirlo signed a newfangled sign with Juventus, which will keep him at the golf club until 2016. [ 121 ] On 27 January, Pirlo was named Serie A Footballer of the year for a moment consecutive meter, and was once again included in the Serie A Team of the Year. [ 122 ] Juventus won their thirtieth league claim that season with a criminal record 102 points and 33 victories ; this was besides their third straight title since Pirlo ‘s arrival. Juventus besides reached the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, losing out to Roma. The Turin club suffered a group stage elimination in the UEFA Champions League, but managed a semi-final finish in the UEFA Europa League, losing out to Benfica, with Pirlo scoring a match winning finish from a exempt kick in the round of 16 against Fiorentina. [ 123 ] Pirlo was chosen to be contribution of the 2013–14 Europa League Team of the Season, for his performances in the competition. [ 124 ]
2014–2015 : UEFA Champions League concluding and departure [edit ]
Pirlo playing for Juventus in 2014 On 11 June 2014, Pirlo signed a new contract keeping him at Juventus until 2016. [ 125 ] Pirlo made his hundredth league appearance for Juventus in a 3–2 base win over Roma on 5 October 2014. [ 126 ] On 1 November, Pirlo scored Juventus ‘s opening goal from a dislodge gripe in a 2–0 win over Empoli, on their 117th anniversary ; this was his twenty-sixth goal from a spare kick in Serie A, putting him two goals behind the all-time record holder, Siniša Mihajlović. [ 127 ] On 4 November, Pirlo scored once again from a hallmark, curling direct free complain in a 3–2 home plate win over Olympiacos in a group-stage UEFA Champions League regular. [ 128 ] This was Pirlo ‘s hundredth appearance in the UEFA Champions League, marking the occasion with his beginning UEFA Champions League goal with Juventus. [ citation needed ] On 15 December 2014, Pirlo was named the Serie A Footballer of the year for the third fourth dimension in his career, and for the third consecutive year since his arrival at Juventus ; he was besides named separate of the 2014 Serie A Team of the Year. [ 129 ] In Juventus ‘s 2–1 home plate victory over Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, on 24 February 2015, Pirlo left the pitch during the first one-half of the peer, after injuring his right calf, ruling him out for three weeks. [ 130 ] Pirlo was called up on 11 April 2015 against Parma following his injury. [ 131 ] He returned to the starting line-up on 14 April 2015, helping Álvaro Morata to win a punishment which was late converted by Vidal in a 1–0 victory over Monaco at the Juventus Stadium, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals ; he was replaced by Andrea Barzagli during the moment half. [ 132 ] On 26 April, Pirlo scored from a release gripe in a 2–1 away kill to local rivals Torino in the “ Derby di Torino “ ; this was his twenty-eighth goal in Serie A from a complimentary kick, which put him degree with Mihajlović as the player with the most goals from unblock kicks in Serie A history. [ 133 ] On 20 May, Pirlo played a part in both of Juventus ‘s goals as the Turin club defeated Lazio 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico in the 2015 Coppa Italia Final. [ 134 ] On 6 June 2015, Pirlo played the entirety of the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final as Juventus were defeated 3–1 by Barcelona at Berlin ‘s Olympiastadion ; [ 135 ] this was the final game of his Juventus career. Pirlo was named to the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Squad of the season for his performances. [ 136 ] In total, he made 164 appearances for Juventus in all competitions, scoring 19 goals ( 15 of which were scored from free kicks ), besides providing 39 assists ; 31 of his goals came in Serie A, from 119 appearances. During his four seasons in Turin, he won four Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, and two Supercoppe Italiane, besides reaching the fourth UEFA Champions League final of his career during his final temper with the club. Over 20 seasons in Italy, he made 493 appearances in Serie A. [ 137 ]
New York City FC [edit ]
2015 : Playoff disappointment [edit ]
On 6 July 2015, it was announced that Pirlo had completed a motion to Major League Soccer ( MLS ) expansion franchise New York City FC as their third Designated Player. [ 137 ] [ 138 ] [ 139 ] In doing so, he became the highest give italian player in all leagues with an $ 8 million wage, [ citation needed ] until Graziano Pellè overtook him after moving to Chinese club Shandong Luneng the succeed year. [ 140 ] Pirlo made his introduction with the baseball club on 26 July 2015 at Yankee Stadium in New York against Orlando City, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute ; he was involved in his team ‘s third and one-fourth goals and was booked in the 88th minute as New York won the equal 5–3. [ 141 ] He made his first begin for New York on 1 August, in a 3–2 home kill to the Montreal Impact. [ 142 ] On 12 August, it was announced that Pirlo had placed seventh in the 2015 UEFA Best Player in Europe. [ 11 ] On 13 August he set up a goal for David Villa in a 3–1 home win over D.C. United. [ 143 ] In October 2015, Pirlo was named to the 59-player shortlist for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or. [ 144 ] He finished the 2015 MLS season with 5 assists in 13 appearances, and ended up third in the MLS in minutes per fall, although he failed to score a goal. [ 145 ] Despite the presence of Pirlo and two other UEFA Champions League winners, David Villa and Frank Lampard, New York City failed to qualify for the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs at the decision of their debut season, which drew criticism from the press ; [ 146 ] Pirlo in particular drew criticism from the media for his low defensive work-rate. [ 147 ] In November, Pirlo became the beginning MLS player in history to be nominated for the FIFPro World XI. [ 148 ]
2016 : All-Star designation [edit ]
Pirlo made his beginning help of the 2016 MLS temper on 30 April, as he set up a goal for David Villa from a corner in a 3–2 home gain over the Vancouver Whitecaps. [ 149 ] On 18 June, he scored his beginning MLS goal from a free kick in the fiftieth minute of a 3–2 home victory over Philadelphia. [ 150 ] In July 2016, Pirlo was included in the roll for the 2016 MLS All-Star Game. [ 151 ] Pirlo finished his second gear MLS season with the baseball club with one goal and a team seasonal best of eleven assists in 32 appearances, [ 145 ] as New York City finished in second gear place in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the beginning time ever, clinching a spotlight in the easterly Conference semi-final. [ 152 ] He was ruled out of the first stage, however, after sustaining a last-minute calf injury, and New York lost the match 2–0 away to Toronto. [ 153 ] He appeared in the second leg on 6 November, as New York were eliminated from the Playoffs 7–0 on aggregate, following a 5–0 home kill to Toronto. [ 154 ]
2017 : retirement [edit ]
After struggling with persisting forcible problems for most of the 2017 MLS season, on 8 October 2017, Pirlo announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the season ; [ 155 ] in total, he was limited to only 15 appearances and two assists during the 2017 MLS even season. [ 145 ] He made his final master appearance on 5 November, coming on as a 90th-minute alternate in a 2–0 home win over Columbus Crew, in the second gear leg of the 2017 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semi-finals ; New York were eliminated from the Playoffs following a 4–3 aggregate loss. [ 156 ] [ 157 ] In sum, Pirlo made 62 appearances for New York – 60 of which came in the MLS regular temper, with the early two coming in the MLS Cup Playoffs – over the course of his three seasons with the club, scoring one goal and providing 18 assists, all of which came during the MLS regular season. [ 145 ] Pirlo officially communicated his retirement from master football the stick to day, on Twitter. [ 158 ] A testimony match – La Notte del Maestro – was played at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on 21 May 2018, in honor of Pirlo ‘s retirement from professional football. [ 159 ]
International career [edit ]
Pirlo is a dumb drawing card. He speaks with his feet .Marcello Lippi[160]
To pass the ball to Andrea Pirlo is like to hide it in a condom .Zbigniew Boniek[161]
Is he the best player of his generation ? not quite, but he is the most important .Michael Cox[162]
Under-21 and Olympic Career, elder team introduction, and Euro 2004 [edit ]
Pirlo captained Italy to an Under-21 european backing in 2000, wearing the count 10 jersey, and winning the awards for best player and top scorer of the tournament with three goals ; he scored both goals – one from a punishment and the other from a free kick – in Italy ‘s 2–1 victory over Czech Republic in the final examination. He besides led the Italy under-21 team to a semi-final finish in the 2002 edition of the tournament. Pirlo played for Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, scoring a goal in Italy ‘s 1–0 open acquire over hosts Australia on 13 September ; [ 163 ] he besides helped Italy win the bronze decoration at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With 46 matches and 16 goals, Pirlo is the criminal record appearance holder for the italian under-21 team, and the second highest goal-scorer after Alberto Gilardino. [ 3 ] [ 106 ] Pirlo made his Italy senior debut on 7 September 2002 under Giovanni Trapattoni, at the age of 23 in a 2–0 away win over Azerbaijan in a Euro 2004 qualifying match ; [ 164 ] [ 165 ] he besides appeared in a friendly match in Pescara against Turkey on 20 November, by and by that year, which ended in a 1–1 draw. [ 166 ] Pirlo scored his beginning goal for Italy from a exempt kick in a 4–0 away win in a friendly match against Tunisia. [ 167 ] His first major tournament with the italian elder team was UEFA Euro 2004 under Trapattoni, where he made two appearances in Italy ‘s last two group matches : the first in a 1–1 puff against Sweden, and the second in a 2–1 acquire over Bulgaria. The italian team was eliminated in the beginning round, on calculate encounters, following a tripartite five-point tie with Sweden and Denmark. [ 106 ]
2006 World Cup [edit ]
Under Trapattoni ‘s surrogate, Marcello Lippi, Pirlo became a key member of Italy ‘s starting line-up during their 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign, and he was finally called up as a start member of the italian team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [ 168 ] On 26 March 2005, he assured Italy ‘s participation in the tournament after scoring from two barren kicks in a 2–0 acquire against Scotland in a World Cup Qualifier. [ 169 ] [ 170 ] Pirlo was named to Italy ‘s 23-man team for the 2006 World Cup, [ 171 ] and appeared in all of Italy ‘s matches at the tournament, playing 668 minutes in full. [ 172 ] In Italy ‘s first gear match of the tournament on 12 June, Pirlo scored the open finish against Ghana, and subsequently helped set up a goal for Vincenzo Iaquinta to seal a 2–0 victory, as the midfielder was named Man of the Match. [ 173 ] In the second match on 17 June, he set up a dive header for Gilardino from a stage set piece which proved to be vital in the 1–1 hook against the United States. [ 174 ] In the semi-final against Germany on 4 July, he assisted Fabio Grosso ‘s opening goal in the dying minutes of extra-time, and was again named Man of the Match, as Italy triumphed 2–0 over the hosts. [ 175 ] In the final against France on 9 July, his corner kick produced Marco Materazzi ‘s equalising header ten-spot minutes after France had opened the scoring with a Zinedine Zidane punishment. Following a 1–1 deadlock after extra-time, the meet went to a punishment shoot-out, in which he scored the first blemish kick, helping Italy to win the title. [ 176 ] [ 177 ] Pirlo formed a formidable midfield partnership with Milan teammate Gattuso, and he completed 475 passes out of 580 attempted throughout the tournament, while besides winning 18 challenges. [ 172 ] [ 178 ] After the final, he was named Man of the Match for a third time, winning more Man of the Match Awards than any other player in the tournament. [ 3 ] Pirlo was voted the third-best musician of the tournament, winning the Bronze Ball. [ 3 ] He was named as part of the 2006 FIFPro XI and as part of the 2006 World Cup Team of the Tournament for his performances, placing ninth in both the 2006 Ballon d’Or and the 2006 FIFA World Player of the year Awards. [ 13 ]
“ I do n’t feel press … I do n’t give a flip about it. I spent the good afternoon of Sunday, 9 July 2006 in Berlin quiescence and playing the PlayStation. In the evening, I went forbidden and won the World Cup. ”Pirlo, on his mental state in Italy’s World Cup victory over France in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Berlin.[179]
Post World Cup [edit ]
Pirlo appeared in all three of Italy ‘s group matches at UEFA Euro 2008. He was named Man of the Match in Italy ‘s moment group match, a 1–1 draw against Romania, on 13 June. [ 180 ] On 17 June 2008, Pirlo netted a punishment as Italy defeated France 2–0 in the final group match, to send their rivals and World Cup runner-up crashing out of the european Championships in the first attack. [ 181 ] Italy lost on punishment kicks to eventual winners Spain in the quarterfinals, [ 182 ] as Pirlo and Milan teammate Gattuso were suspended for the match. [ 183 ] [ 184 ] On 15 June 2009, Pirlo assisted Giuseppe Rossi ‘s second gear goal in a 3–1 gain in Italy ‘s opening match of the Confederations Cup against the United States. [ 185 ] Italy subsequently lost the follow two group matches against Egypt and Brazil, and were eliminated from the competition in the first orotund. [ 186 ] Pirlo was not able to play the first base two games in the 2010 World Cup for Italy due to recent injuries. He came off the bench for Italy late in the match on 24 June against Slovakia. even with his aid in orchestrating a renewed italian offense, Pirlo could not prevent Italy from being knocked out of the first gear round. [ 187 ]
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euro 2012 [edit ]
Coach Prandelli named Pirlo Vice-Captain of the italian police squad, behind captain, Gianluigi Buffon. Pirlo appeared in nine matches as Italy qualified undefeated for the european Championships in Poland and Ukraine, [ 188 ] providing several assists, and netting one goal in Italy ‘s 5–0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 7 September 2010. [ 189 ]
Andrea Pirlo playing for Italy against England in quarter final of Euro 2012 Because of his excellent performances in leading Juventus to win the Serie A claim, Italy passenger car Cesare Prandelli included the playmaker in his 32-man probationary police squad for Euro 2012, and subsequently in Italy ‘s final 23-man squad for the tournament. [ 190 ] [ 191 ] Pirlo provided the cutting testis from which Antonio Di Natale scored the first step goal of Italy ‘s 1–1 draw with World and european champions Spain in the opening round of group play on 10 June 2012. [ 192 ] Pirlo then opened the scoring himself from a lineal release recoil in Italy ‘s second base group match against Croatia on 14 June, which besides ended in a 1–1 reap ; Pirlo was named Man of the Match. [ 193 ] [ 194 ] In the concluding group match against Republic of Ireland, Pirlo set up Antonio Cassano ‘s finish from a corner complain to help Italy take a 1–0 lead. [ 195 ] Italy finally won 2–0 and progressed to the knock-out stage of the tournament as runner-up in Group C. [ 196 ] On 24 June, Pirlo produced a Man of the Match performance in the quarter-finals against England, as Italy won 4–2 on penalties after the game had finished 0–0 in extra time. [ 197 ] Pirlo scored in the shoot-out with an audacious chipped penalty down the center of the goal, besides known as a Panenka. [ 198 ] Following the match Pirlo spoke of his eloquent penalty, stating, “At the moment I saw the goalkeeper making strange movements, so I waited for him to move and hit it like that… It was easier for me to chip it at that stage. Maybe my effort put some pressure on England.” [ 199 ] [ 200 ] Pirlo completed more passes than the entire England midfield, as he managed 131 passes, the most of any actor during the match, and the moment most in a individual match in the history of the European Championship, behind Xavi, with an 87 % pass completion rate, as Italy finished the match with 63 % ball self-control. [ 201 ] He besides ran 11.58 kilometres throughout the meet, covering more distance than any England player. [ 198 ] In the semi-final round, on 28 June, Pirlo once again put up a Man of the Match performance against Germany, starting the play which led to Balotelli ‘s first gear finish of the equal, as Italy won 2–1 to advance to the final examination of the tournament. [ citation needed ] Following Italy ‘s success in the semi-finals, Italy were defeated 4–0 against Spain in the final. [ 106 ] [ 202 ] Pirlo won three Man of the Match Awards at Euro 2012, the most awards won by a single actor, along with Andrés Iniesta of tournament champions Spain. [ 106 ] Pirlo was nominated for the Player of the Tournament Award, which ultimately went to Iniesta, and he was besides elected to be part of the team of the Tournament. [ 203 ]
2013 Confederations Cup [edit ]
Pirlo was selected for Italy ‘s police squad to play in Brazil at the 2013 Confederations Cup. [ 204 ] He won his hundredth cap on 16 June in Italy ‘s open game against Mexico, opening the score with a hallmark free kick as Italy won 2–1, and Pirlo was voted Man of the Match. [ citation needed ] He was lone the fifth Italian actor to receive 100 caps after Dino Zoff, Paolo Maldini, Gianluigi Buffon, and Fabio Cannavaro. [ 205 ] In the second group stage match against Japan on 19 June, Pirlo assisted De Rossi ‘s goal against from a corner, as the match ended 4–3 to Italy. [ 206 ] The winnings allowed Italy to progress to the semi-finals of the rival for the first time. Pirlo did not play in the third group stage match against hosts Brazil, as he had come down with a child injury at the end of the second match, although he would be available to play for the semi-finals. [ 207 ] Italy were defeated 4–2 in the final group stage match on 22 June, which meant that they finished second in group A, and would be playing the winners of group B, tournament favourites Spain, in a replay of the European Championship Final of the previous year. Italy held Spain to 0–0 draw on 27 June, as the match finally went to penalties. Pirlo netted his punishment, but Bonucci ‘s miss allowed Spain to advance to the final, as Italy lost the shoot-out 7–6. [ 208 ] Pirlo was injured for the one-third stead final examination, although Italy managed to defeat Uruguay 3–2 on penalties on 30 June, after a 2–2 hook. Pirlo was named to the team of the Tournament, [ 209 ] and was nominated for the Golden Ball award, although he failed to place amongst the peak three players of the tournament, as the awards went to Neymar, Iniesta, and Paulinho, respectively. [ 210 ]
2014 World Cup [edit ]
Pirlo scored one goal during Italy ‘s reservation campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which saw them top their group, undefeated. [ 211 ] Pirlo converted a penalty as Italy dispatched Armenia by a score of 3–1 on 12 October 2012, and assisted several goals during the World Cup qualifying campaign. [ 212 ] On 5 June 2014, Pirlo was selected by Italy coach Prandelli as separate of his 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. [ 213 ] On 12 June, Pirlo announced that he would retire from external football following the tournament. [ 214 ] In the 2014 World Cup, Italy were placed in Group D, along with Costa Rica, England and Uruguay, in what was called the “ Group of Death ”. [ 215 ] On 14 June, in Italy ‘s opening equal against England, Pirlo wore the captain ‘s armband due to Buffon ‘s survive minute injury. The match ended with a 2–1 succeed to Italy. Pirlo heavily contributed to Italy ‘s winnings, controlling the run of the crippled, and setting up respective goalscoring chances, as Italy dominated possession. During the match, Pirlo made 108 passes in total, only misplacing five, with a pass completion rate of 95.4 %, completing the most passes of any other player in the former opening matches of the 2014 World Cup. With a 93.2 pass percentage, Italy besides managed to record the highest pass accuracy share of any team in a World Cup match since Denmark in the 1966 World Cup, completing 561 of their 602 passes. [ citation needed ] Pirlo besides contributed to Italy ‘s first goal of the match : Antonio Candreva ‘s short corner was played to Marco Verratti, who then passed the ball out across-the-board towards Pirlo, who drew his marker with him. Pirlo let the ball pass in between his legs to Marchisio, leaving him with space to score with a gloomy drive from outside the area. Pirlo besides managed to hit the crossbar from a swerving unblock kick in injury time. [ 216 ] Italy suffered 1–0 defeats in both of their remaining matches against Costa Rica and Uruguay, however and were eliminated in the group phase for the irregular straight World Cup, finishing in a disappointing third base put in their group, behind Costa Rica and Uruguay. Pirlo ‘s appearance against Uruguay was his 112th ceiling for Italy, which allowed him to equal Dino Zoff ‘s numeral of appearances for the italian national team, and made him the fourth most cap musician for the italian home team. The italian team and coach, Cesare Prandelli, were criticised for over-relying on Pirlo to create goalscoring chances. Although Pirlo was able to set up some goal scoring opportunities and did test the enemy goalkeepers with some dangerous complimentary kicks in the final examination two group games, his performances were stifled by the defensive pressure of the opposition, and he was much less dominant than he had been in the open match against England. [ 211 ] Although he had previously communicated his intention to retire after the World Cup, he stated, upon his render to Italy, that he would distillery be available to play for the national team. [ 217 ]
euro 2016 [edit ]
Pirlo captaining Italy in 2015 Despite previously announcing his international retirement following the 2014 World Cup, Pirlo reversed his decision, and under new Italy coach, and Pirlo ‘s former Juventus director Conte, Pirlo returned to the italian team. [ 218 ] On 10 October, Pirlo started in Italy ‘s second Euro 2016 qualifying match, which ended in a 2–1 home win over Azerbaijan, overtaking Zoff with his 113th appearance for Italy. [ 219 ] Pirlo assisted Chiellini ‘s first goal of the match from a corner kick. [ 220 ] In August 2015, Pirlo was called for Italy ‘s Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Malta and Bulgaria in September ; he appeared in Italy ‘s 1–0 home victory over Malta on 3 September, becoming the first base MLS player to represent Italy ; [ 221 ] [ 222 ] this was his final examination external appearance. [ 223 ] In full, Pirlo made four appearances under Conte, as Italy qualified for Euro 2016 on 10 October in a 3–1 win over Azerbaijan. [ 224 ] On 23 May 2016, Pirlo, along with chap MLS compatriot Giovinco, was left off of Conte ‘s 30-player shortlist for Italy ‘s Euro 2016 team. Regarding their omission, Conte commented in a press conference : “ When you make a certain choice and go to play in sealed leagues, you do indeed taking it into account that they could pay the consequences from a footballing point of view ”. [ 225 ] In reply to Conte ‘s comments, Pirlo stated to Sky Italia : “ I have spoken to Conte and there is no disappointment on my depart, he knows what he has to do and what he should not do. We had discussions during the season and both parties made their own decisions. He is the coach and it ‘s only correct he makes his decisions and decides what is best for him. I hope Italy win although the favourites are other teams such as Germany, Spain and France. ” [ 226 ] In entire, Pirlo made 116 appearances for Italy, scoring 13 goals, making him the fifth-most capped actor in his nation ‘s history. [ 227 ]
style of play [edit ]
Pirlo is a genius. in concert with Baggio, I think he ‘s the greatest endowment that italian football has produced in the last 25 years .Gianluigi Buffon, in 2014[228]
Pirlo spots a pass in a split-second that lesser players could spend a whole life waiting to see .Carlo Ancelotti[229]
Pirlo can make his feet do any he wants. He ‘s a flair .Johan Cruyff[93]
position and reception [edit ]
tactically, Pirlo was capable of playing in several midfield positions, but was normally deployed by his club and national teams as a central midfielder, in the role of a deep-lying playmaker, due to his sight and passing accuracy. A highly technical and creative player, Pirlo is regarded by players, managers, and pundits as one of the greatest ever players in his status ; [ 6 ] [ 8 ] throughout his career, he was considered one of the greatest midfielders in the world and of his genesis, [ 7 ] [ 230 ] and as one of the greatest italian players always, [ 228 ] and is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all prison term by several pundits, managers and players. [ 231 ] Pirlo started his career in a more advanced character, as an attacking midfielder, and besides played as a supporting striker on juncture. [ 233 ] Although he was considered a talented young prospect, even drawing comparisons with former italian football player Gianni Rivera, [ 234 ] Pirlo occasionally struggled in this role, ascribable to his lack of tempo, and rival from other talented and more moral force players in his position. [ 8 ] [ 25 ] [ 235 ] Because of this, he was subsequently moved to a deep-lying playmaker role by his coaches Mazzone, Terim, and Ancelotti, where he was able to excel due to his unique capabilities. [ 8 ] [ 25 ] [ 236 ] This stead best utilized Pirlo ‘s attributes, and allowed him to operate creatively from a deeper position, in or even behind the independent midfield line, in a apparently defensive midfield role, where he was allowed more clock on the testis to create scoring opportunities with his hallmark long balls. [ 8 ] [ 25 ] [ 237 ] [ 238 ] During his final season with Milan, Pirlo was besides used on the wing under Allegri, [ 239 ] due to his ability to provide accurate crosses. [ 240 ] [ 241 ] [ 242 ] [ 243 ]
Skills [edit ]
Pirlo playing for Juventus in 2012 Although not gifted with pace, stamen, animalism or noteworthy defensive skills, work-rate, or tackling abilities, [ nota bene 1 ] Pirlo was known for his composure in self-control, and drew praise for his reach, proficiency, libra, elegance, airless control, and dribbling ability, a well as his dash and creativity in beating players with feints during one-on-one situations, in order to retain the ball and create quad for himself to play and receive passes. [ niobium 2 ] His reactions and ability to anticipate plays besides enabled him to cover ground in midfield and intercept passes despite his lack of pace, tackling ability, or stamen. [ 254 ] As a playmaker, he is highly regarded by pundits for his outstanding imagination, awareness, and football intelligence, a good as his movement, positional sense, imaginative play, anticipation, ability to read the game, and his wide crop of distribution, which enabled him to play the musket ball first time and rarely release possession, even when put under press ; in addition to being adequate to of playing precise, short exchanges to teammates, he was besides known for frequently attempting riskier and more difficult passes and is renowned in particular for his highly accurate long-range sink, both on the ground or in the breeze, with either foundation, despite being naturally right footed. [ nota bene 3 ] He is considered to be one of the best passers in the history of the sport, [ nota bene 4 ] and is besides known for his accurate striking ability from distance. [ 255 ] [ 265 ] These characteristics allowed him to contribute to his team ‘s offense play with goals and assists. [ 249 ] Pirlo was a free-kick [ 255 ] [ 266 ] and penalty-kick specialist. [ 255 ] [ 267 ] [ 268 ] Throughout his career, he was regarded as one of the best free-kick takers in the worldly concern, [ 255 ] [ 269 ] and drew praise from pundits for his versatility, and ability to both score and create chances from dead-ball situations. [ 245 ] [ 270 ] [ 271 ] [ 272 ] He was highly effective at curling shots accurately on target from close range, [ 266 ] a proficiency that he perfected by studying Baggio in educate sessions during their clock at Brescia together ; [ 266 ] as a child, Zico, Michel Platini, and Diego Maradona were besides some of his major influences when taking unblock kicks. [ 273 ] [ 274 ] Pirlo was besides capable of scoring from long-range free kicks with swerve and power, due to his singular proficiency, which was inspired by Juninho ‘s “ knuckle ball “ dislodge kicks ; this proficiency was subsequently dubbed the maledetta ( “ accursed ” ) in the italian media. [ 275 ] [ 276 ] Pirlo has scored the highest number of spare kicks in Serie A, aboard Siniša Mihajlović. [ 133 ] [ 277 ]
Nicknames [edit ]
Fellow players on the italian national team nicknamed Pirlo l’architetto ( “ the Architect ” ), because of the way in which he built plays, and set up goal-scoring opportunities with long, lobbed through passes. [ nota bene 5 ] In late seasons, Juventus fans besides dubbed him il professore ( “ the professor ” ), [ 280 ] Maestro, [ 137 ] and Mozart, [ 280 ] [ 281 ] as a address to the Austrian composer ‘s colossal ability. Pirlo was besides frequently compared to fellow former Milan and Italy playmaker Albertini early in his Milan career, [ 282 ] due to their like characteristics and manner of play. Pirlo was much thought to be Albertini ‘s heir for Milan and the national team ; he inherited his nickname the metronome whilst play at Milan, for the way in which he influenced games by controlling the tempo of his team ‘s dally through his lineal, accurate, and efficient run game in midfield, angstrom well as his ability to make himself available to teammates to receive and subsequently distribute the ball. [ nota bene 6 ]
Managerial career [edit ]
In August 2019, Pirlo enrolled in the UEFA Pro Licence courses at Coverciano. [ 286 ] On 30 July 2020, Pirlo was appointed promontory coach of Serie C club Juventus U23, the reserve english of his former baseball club Juventus. [ 287 ] Nine days subsequently, following the judgment of dismissal of Maurizio Sarri, Pirlo was appointed head coach of the first team, signing a biennial contract. [ 288 ] Pirlo received his UEFA Pro Licence on 16 September 2020. [ 289 ] Pirlo received 107 out of 110 after his oral establishment of his 30-page dissertation, entitled “ The football that I would like ” ( italian : Il calcio che vorrei ). [ 290 ] Pirlo cited the teams that “ inspire [ his ] idea of football ” as “ the Barcelona of Johan Cruyff and then of Pep Guardiola, the Ajax of Louis avant-garde Gaal, the Milan of Carlo Ancelotti, and the Juventus of Antonio Conte “. [ 291 ] In his first competitive match as a head coach, on 20 September 2020, Juventus won 3–0 at home in a league game against Sampdoria. [ 292 ] He made his Champions League debut as a director on 20 October, leading Juventus to a 2–0 away win over Dynamo Kyiv ; as a resultant role, he became merely the third gear Juventus coach after Lippi and Capello to win his beginning away game in the contest. [ 293 ] [ 294 ] On 20 January 2021, Pirlo won his first trophy as coach with Juventus, beating Napoli 2–0 in the 2020 Supercoppa Italiana. [ 295 ] On 9 March 2021, Juventus were eliminated from the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League by Porto in the round of 16 on the away goals rule, drawing 4–4 on aggregate. [ 296 ] On 2 May 2021, Juventus ‘ run of nine back-to-back titles was mathematically ended by Internazionale who were confirmed as champions. [ 297 ] On 19 May, Pirlo won the Coppa Italia with Juventus following a 2–1 victory over Atalanta in the final. [ 298 ] On 23 May, the final day of the league, Pirlo managed to secure a fourth-place complete for Juventus after a 4–1 away win over Bologna, one decimal point above Napoli which drew 1–1 with Verona, granting Juventus qualification to the following season ‘s Champions League. [ 299 ] Five days late, on 28 May, Juventus announced the departure of Pirlo from his managerial status at the club. [ 300 ] [ 301 ]
personal life [edit ]
Pirlo is one of two children along with his buddy Ivan. [ 25 ] He was married to Deborah Roversi between 2001 and 2013 ; the couple have two children : son Niccolò ( behave 2003 ) and daughter Angela ( bear 2006 ). [ 302 ] The couple separated in 2014. [ 303 ] Pirlo ‘s forefather founded a metal trade company in Brescia in 1982 called Elg Steel. Pirlo himself retains a stake in the class business. [ 304 ] With regard to his wealth from his family business and footballing career, Pirlo stated in an interview with italian Vanity Fair magazine that he never talks about money. [ 305 ] Pirlo is known for being a wine connoisseur and he besides runs his own vineyard in Italy, which produces around 15–20,000 bottles a year. [ 306 ] In 2013, Pirlo wrote an autobiography, with Alessandro Alciato, titled Penso Quindi Gioco ( I Think Therefore I Play ). [ 307 ] [ 308 ] On 1 September 2014, Pirlo, along with many stream and former footballing stars, took partially in the “ Match for Peace ”, which was played at the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, with the proceeds being donated entirely to charity. [ 309 ] [ 310 ] That lapp year, he revealed that he supported Inter in his youth, and that his favorite footballers and major influences as a player were german former midfielder Lothar Matthäus – as he played for Inter – and compatriot Roberto Baggio – due to his playing style and function on the pitch as an offensive playmaker, with which Pirlo identified at the time. [ 311 ] In July 2016, it was reported that Pirlo ‘s jersey was the highest-selling MLS shirt in 2016. [ 312 ] On 7 July 2017, Pirlo ‘s spouse, Valentina Baldini, gave birth to their twins named Leonardo and Tommaso. [ 313 ] [ 314 ] Pirlo featured in EA Sports ‘ football television game FIFA 20 as one of the Ultimate Team Icons. [ 315 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
International [edit ]
Azzurri with 116 appearances between 2002 and 2015. Pirlo with Italy in 2012. He is the one-fifth most cap player in the history of thewith 116 appearances between 2002 and 2015 .
Appearances and goals by national team and year[223][318]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Italy
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
2012
13
2
2013
13
2
2014
6
0
2015
3
0
Total
116
13
- Scores and results list Italy’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pirlo goal.[223]
managerial [edit ]
- As of match played 23 May 2021
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team
From
To
Record
Ref.
Juventus U23
30 July 2020
8 August 2020
0
0
0
0
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[287]
Juventus
8 August 2020
28 May 2021
52
34
10
8
0 65.38
[288]
Total
52
34
10
8
0 65.38
Honours [edit ]
player [edit ]
Brescia [ 2 ]
AC Milan [ 2 ] [ 8 ]
Juventus [ 2 ] [ 319 ]
Italy [ 2 ]
Individual
director [edit ]
Juventus
Orders [edit ]
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CONI Golden Collar of Sports Merit: 2006[341]
See besides [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
References [edit ]
bibliography [edit ]
- Alessandro Alciato, Andrea Pirlo, Penso quindi gioco, Milan, Mondadori, 2013, ISBN 88-04628-69-3 (I Think Therefore, I Play). ( in Italian )