Andrea Pirlo

nickname

Der Architekt (The Architect), Mozart, der Professor (The Professor), das Metronom (The Metronome)

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Flero, Lombardy, Italy

nationality

training

Andrea Pirlo began his football training on site at Flero youth side. However, it is not known if the academy also took care of his formal education.

After spending a few years with Flero, he joined Volunta’s Academy. He stayed with Voluntas until he was 15 and entered several youth competitions to improve his skills and game.

He then joined the Brescia youth setup in 1994. And it was in Brescia that he graduated at the age of 16 to the senior team.

occupation

Professional soccer player

family

• Father – Alberto Pirlo (businessman and founder of Elg Steel Company)
• Mother – Livia Pirlo (housewife)
• Siblings – Ivan Pirlo (brother) (businessman, works as managing director of Elg Steel)

Manager

TMP SOCCER srl Agentur.

Position

Deep Lying Spielmacher

Shirt Number

During his career, Pirlo wore 21 numbered shirts for his various clubs as well as for the national team.

To build

Athletic

Height

177 cm or 5 feet 9 inches

weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Andrea Pirlo dated –

• Deborah Roversi (2001–2014) – Andrea Pirlo married Deborah Roversi was on loan for Brescia in 2001 but belonged to Inter Milan. Although the exact date of the beginning of their relationship is unknown, it is rumored that they met at a time when Pirlo was a Brescia player. Deborah gave birth to a son, Niccolo, almost two years after their marriage and their daughter Angela was born in 2006. Their marriage ended in 2014 when Deborah discovered her husband was having an affair with a real estate agent.
• Valentina Baldini (2014-Present) – Valentina Baldini found herself a tabloid topic in the summer of 2014, reporting that the married midfield maestro was having an affair behind her wife’s back. Pirlo finally gave Deborah, his wife of 13 years, a divorce and made his relationship with Valentina official. Pirlo reportedly met Baldini on the golf course and fell in love with her at first sight.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long locks
• full beard
• Small and light built
• Penetrating look

measurements

Andrea Pirlo’s body specification could be:

• Chest – 96.5 cm or 38 inches
• Arms/biceps – 33 cm or 13 inches
• Waist – 81 cm or 32 inches

shoe size

unknown

brand promotion

Andrea Pirlo has a long-standing endorsement deal with sporting goods and apparel company, Nike . He has starred in a number of television commercials for the brand over the years. He has also collaborated with Nike to produce his own line of football boots, dubbed the Tiempo Pirlo. The brand used Pirlo’s love of wine to create the shoes.

During his time at Juventus, Pirlo had also worked with American automobile giant, Jeep . He was the main attraction of the campaign the company launched in 2013. However, it is unknown if he will retain his endorsement deal with Jeep after leaving the Italian club in 2015.

Pirlo also started working with Polish producer Drutex as a brand ambassador, appearing at various industry fairs in Italy in March 2014 to represent the industrial giant. He even did a photo shoot for the brand.

Religion

Roman Catholic

Known for

• To be one of the finest deep lying playmakers.
• His great free kicks and long shots.
• Sluggish and graceful playing style.

First football game

Pirlo played his first professional match at the age of 16 Brescia in a Serie A match against Reggiana on 21 May 1995.

On September 20, 2001, he made his debut from AC Milan in a UEFA Cup match against BATE Borisov, replacing Massimo Donati.

His first competitive appearance for Juventus came in Serie A against Parma in a 4-1 win at Juventus Stadium, with Pirlo providing two assists.

He made his debut for MLS Club, New York City FC as the 56th substitute minute in the ^5-3 win over Orlando City at Yankee Stadium on July 26, 2015.

Made his debut for Italy national team on September 7, 2002 in a Euro 2004 qualifier, beating Azerbaijan 2–0.

Strengthen

• pass
• through bullets
• Game tempo control
• Vision
• long shots
• positioning

weaknesses

• tackle
• Strength
• speed
• mobility

first movie

He made his first film appearance in the short documentary Ich, Ich & Martin Laursen as himself. He has not yet appeared in a motion picture film.

First TV show

Apart from his appearances in matches for his clubs and country, he has not appeared on television since October 2016.

Personal trainer

Andrea Pirlo has often shown his aversion to working out in the gym. As such, he is unlikely to partner with a personal trainer for training outside of regular team training.

Andrea Pirlo favorite things

• Hobby – Sony PlayStation
• Players – Xavi, Andres Iniesta

Andrea Pirlo facts

1. He owns a vineyard and winery, Pratum Coller, which produces around 15-20,000 bottles of white and red wine a year in lower Brescia.
2. He captained the Italian team at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Italy won the tournament with Pirlo’s Golden Player Award.
3. He was named man of the match in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final against France, which they won on penalties.
4. He has been named Serie A Footballer of the Year three times – in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
5. He played primarily as an advanced playmaker or support forward early in his career before Brescia manager Carlo Mazzone placed him in the deep midfield position.
6. After his team, AC Milan, lost the 2005 Champions League final to Liverpool on penalties after leading the game by three goals at half-time, Pirlo briefly considered retiring from the game.
7. Andrea Pirlo is one of the few Italian players to have played for the three most successful clubs in the league – Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus.
8. Before joining Juventus, he made 401 appearances for AC Milan, winning two Serie A titles, two UEFA Champions League titles and a Coppa Italia Cup with the club.
9. When he joined New York City on July 6, 2015, he became the highest-paid Italian player in all professional leagues with a salary of $8 million.
10. In November 2015, Andrea Pirlo made history as the first MLS player to compete in the FIFPRO World XI.
11. He won three Man of the Match awards at UEFA Euro 2012, which shared top honors with Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta.
12. He almost joined Chelsea in 2009 after his former coach Carlo Ancelotti transferred to the English side and made a $12m bid that was eventually rejected by AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi.
13. With 116 caps, Pirlo is the fourth-best player in the history of the Italian national team after Paolo Maldini, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon.
14. With Juventus he won four consecutive titles – 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15, one Coppa Italia Cup – 2014–15 and two Supercoppa Italiana Cups – 2012, 2013.
15. He was inducted into the AC Milan Hall of Fame in March 2015 for his immense contribution to the success of AC Milan during his 10-year tenure at the club.
16. He was in the Serie A Team of the Year at the end of the season for four seasons – 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.
17. He was included in the team of the tournament after UEFA Euro 2012 and was voted into the 2016 UEFA Euro All-time XI.
18. In his youth, Pirlo’s idol was German midfielder Lothar Herbert Matthäus, whom Pirlo admired as the number 10.
19. On April 26, 2015, in a match against Torino, he joined Siniša Mihajlovic, who scored the most free-kick goals. Both have scored 28 goals from free kicks.
20. In the summer of 2010, the Catalan national coach Pep Guardiola invited Pirlo to his office and asked him to move to Barcelona, ​​but Pirlo once again made sure that AC Milan didn’t budge.
21. Pirlo considers Brazilian star Juninho Pernambucano to be his inspiration when it comes to free-kicks. And he cracked his technique while sitting on the toilet.
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