Andrea Pirlo was born in 1979 in Lombardy, an area in Italy. He is one of the best midfielders in world football. This is a real master in terms of canopies in the penalty area, the implementation of standard provisions, long passes, as well as long-range shots. And this is not all that can be told about him.
Early years
Andrea Pirlo's autobiography is very rich. He began his professional career at the age of 16 - then the young man entered the field with FC Brescia, with which he made his debut in the Italian Championship. Even then, he established himself accordingly. Having played 47 matches for the team and scoring six goals, he moved to Inter, where he almost 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.
Adrea Pirlo then fell into the sphere of interests of FC Regina. The “amaranths” managed to come to an agreement with the Milanese, so in 1999 he transferred on loan to this team. There, he also showed himself well, after which he returned to Inter. But Andrea did not manage to find a common language with the new head coach, so for 10 million dollars he joined AC Milan, the main competitor of Internazionale.
Best time
It was in “Milan” that Andrea Pirlo became what we know him today. In this club, he revealed completely. Pirlo became an indispensable midfielder of the basic composition of the Rossoneri. For this club, he played 284 matches, in which he scored 32 goals. With “Milan” Andrea achieved a lot. Firstly, he became a two-time Champion of Italy, scoring incredible goals. Andrea Pirlo also won the Cup and the Super Bowl of the country. Twice with the team won the Champions League. He won the UEFA Super Cup twice (in 2003 and 2007). And he became the winner of the Club World Cup. In total, Andrea won nine trophies with Milan. But in 2011, the Italian announced his retirement from the Rossoneri. No wonder the news saddened the fans. It turned out that Pirlo received an advantageous offer from Turin Juventus, which, of course, was announced.
Career at Juventus
At the Turin club, Andrea seemed to have a second wind. He received a completely new stimulus, which significantly rejuvenated him. A lot was expected from the football player in the new team, high hopes were placed on him. And Andrea Pirlo is a soccer player who is not used to losing ground. So it is not surprising that he exceeded all expectations.
He managed to take control of the game from the first match. Antonio Conte even allowed the player to take his favorite position, that is, in front of the defense line, setting Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio closer to the flanks, thus forming a very powerful “triangle”. Very rarely, the attack managed to do without Pirlo. In 35 games, in which Andrea entered the field as part of “Old Signora”, he scored three goals and scored 13 assists. On the whole, Andrea made an incredible amount 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, the footballer became the Champion of Italy four times, once won the Cup and twice - the Super Bowl of the country. In total - seven trophies. And the interesting thing is that all the time the club has become the champion of Italy.
Team career and personal achievements
In 2002, Pirlo debuted for the national team. In general, you can talk about his career in the Italian team for a long time. Better to talk about achievements. In 2000, he, together with the national team, became the European Champion among young men under 21 years old - this was his first trophy. Twice with the team he won bronze (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 still has a huge number of personal awards and records. Both football and state. For example, he is a gentleman and officer of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic. In addition, he was awarded a gold chain for sports merit. Three-time footballer of the year in Italy, the holder of the FIFA Bronze Ball, a regular participant in symbolic national teams, the best player in many matches, the record holder in Serie A for the number of penalties awarded, the winner of the Gaetano Shirea Prize - Andrea Pirlo has these and many other awards.
Pirlo also has a family. He met his first and, as it turned out, only love at the age of 18. The chosen one's name is Deborah. Their relationship was in question, since the girl’s father did not let her go after Milan to Milan. They very rarely saw each other, but nevertheless got married in 2001, having passed the test of distance. The couple has two children - son Nikollo and daughter Angela. Andrea and Deborah rarely appear in public, because they do not like the attention of photographers and journalists.