Andrea Pirlo Profile
Place of birth: Flero
Height: 1,77
Nationality:Italy
Position:Midfield - Central Midfield
Foot:both
Andrea Pirlo (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. 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.
Pirlo is a cultured midfielder, renowned all over the world for his pin point passing and exquisite dead ball abilities. He's second only to Juninho of Lyon to number of free-kick goals scored in top flight football since the turn of the century.
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