Andrea Pirlo - biography of the football maestro

Andrea Pirlo was born in 1979 in Lombardy - an area in Italy. He is one of the best midfielder in world football. This is a real master in terms of sheds in the penalty area, the performance of standard positions, long passes, and long-range strikes. And this is not all that can be said about it.

Early years

The autobiography of Andrea Pirlo is very rich. He began his professional career at the age of 16 - then the young man went on the field in FC "Brescia", with which he made his debut in the Championship of Italy. Even then he proved himself appropriately. Having played 47 games for the team and having issued six goals, he moved to Inter, where they immediately noticed a talented player. The first season in Milan turned out to be very successful for the Italian, but then he spent most of his time on the bench.

Adréa Pirlo was then in the sphere of interests of FC Reggina. The "amaranth" managed to negotiate with the Milanese, so in 1999 he moved on loan to this team. There, he also showed himself well, after which he returned to the "Inter". But Andrea could not find a common language with the new head coach, so he transferred to AC Milan, the main competitor of Internazionale, for $ 10,000,000.

Best time

It was in "Milan" that Andrea Pirlo became what we know him today. In this club he opened completely. Pirlo became an indispensable midfielder for the main line-up of the Rossoneri. For this club, he played 284 games, within which he designed 32 goals. With "Milan" Andrea achieved a lot. First, he became a two-time Champion of Italy, scoring incredible goals. Andrea Pirlo also won the Cup and the Super Cup of the country. Twice with the team won the Champions League. Twice he won the UEFA Super Cup (in 2003 and 2007). He also won the Club World Cup. In total, Andrea, along with "Milan" won nine trophies. But in 2011, the Italian announced his retirement from the Rossoneri. No wonder that the news grieved the fans. It turned out that Pirlo received a favorable offer from the Turin "Juventus", which, of course, was announced.

Career in "Juventus"

In the Turin club, Andrea seemed to have a second wind. He received a completely new stimulus, which significantly rejuvenated him. From the player in the new team expected a lot, he had high hopes. And Andrea Pirlo is a football player who is not used to taking positions. So it's no wonder that he surpassed all expectations.

He managed to take the process of the game under his control from the first match. Antonio Conte even allowed the player to stand on his favorite position, that is ahead of the line of defense, having adjusted Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio closer to the flanks, thus forming a very powerful "triangle". Very rarely the attack succeeded without Pirlo. In 35 games, in which Andrea went on the field in the "Old Lady", he scored three goals and issued 13 assists. In general, Andrea made just an unthinkable number of them - as many as 2643! This number of programs was a record. And their total percentage of accuracy was about 87 percent.

With "Juventus" footballer four times became the Champion of Italy, once won the Cup and twice - the Super Cup of the country. Total - seven trophies. And it is interesting that all times the club became the champion of Italy.

Career in the national team and personal achievements

In 2002, Pirlo made his debut for the national team. In general, his career in the Italian team can talk for a long time. It is better to talk about achievements. In 2000, together with the national team, he became European Champion among boys under the age of 21 - this was his first trophy. He won bronze twice with the team (in 2004 at the Olympic Games, in 2013 - in the Confederations Cup). In 2012, losing to Spain, the team became vice-champion of Europe. And in 2006 - the winner of the World Championship.

In addition, Pirlo has a huge number of personal awards and records. Both football and state. For example, he is a knight and an officer of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic. In addition, he was awarded a gold chain for sporting merits. The three-time footballer of the year in Italy, the owner of the "Bronze Ball" FIFA, the regular participant of the symbolic teams, the best player of many matches, the record holder in the A series in the number of decorated penalty heads, laureate Gaetano Shirea - these and many other awards have Andrea Pirlo.

And Pirlo also has a family. His first and, as it turned out, the only love he had met at the age of 18. The name is Deborah. Their relationship was questionable, as the girl's father did not let her go after Andrea to Milan. They very rarely saw each other, but still got married in 2001, withstood the test by distance. The couple have two children - the son of Niccolo and the daughter of Angela. Andrea and Deborah rarely appear in public, as they do not like the attention of photographers and journalists.