Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian football player. He was born on May 19, 1979, in Flero, a commune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy to parents Luigi and Lidia.[1] He has a brother named Ivan. He drew international attention for the first time at 13, when he and his team, ‘Voluntas Brescia U15s’, participated in the 1992 ‘Dana Cup’. They made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out.

Andrea Pirlo

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Pirlo
Date of birth	(1979-05-19) 19 May 1979
Place of birth	Flero, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994-1998 1998-2001 1999-2000 2001 2001-2011 2011-2015	Brescia Internazionale Milano →Reggina (loan) →Brescia (loan) Milan Juventus
National team
2002-2015	Italy
Teams managed
2020-2021	Juventus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spoke for Juventus and Italy national team. He is widely considered as one of the greatest deep-lying playmakers in midfield of all time. He started his club career as an attacking midfielder but often failed to make the starting XI in various clubs he played for, primarily due to his lack of pace. During his time at Brescia, manager Carlo Mazzone took the innovative decision of utilizing Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker. He thrived in the new position.[2]

In 2020, Juventus appointed Andrea Pirlo as their new Head Coach.[3]