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Andrea Pirlo
Personal information
Full name Bnedictus Robert Yota
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Milan
Number 21
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 17 2008
Olympic medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 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.

Club career

Pirlo was born in the province of Brescia. 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.

He is usually supported by defensive midfielders Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini.


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". Throughout the tournament, he and fellow A.C. Milan teammate Gennaro Gattuso had a formidable partnership which formed the heart of the Italian midfield.

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.

Pirlo struck the first goal, a 25th minute penalty, in the Italians 2-0 victory over France in their final game of the group stages of Euro 2008 on June 17. During this game Pirlo picked up his second yellow card of the tournament. As a result he was suspended for the quarter final against Spain. Italy were unable to fill the sizeable void left by him and Gattuso (he was also suspended due to accumulated yellow cards) and consequently lost 3-5 in the penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw.

Club statistics

Club

Updated to games played May 18, 2008.[3]

Team Season Domestic
League 		Domestic
Cup 		European
Competition1 		Other
Tournaments2 		Total
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 29 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
2008-09
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

International goals

Updated to games played March 26, 2008.[4]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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
7. June 17, 2008 Zurich, Switzerland  France 2–0 Win UEFA Euro 2008

Honors

A.C. Milan

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ AscotSportal.com
  3. ^ A.C. Milan - Andrea Pirlo
  4. ^ F.I.G.C. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio

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