Andrea Pirlo, born on 19 May 1979 is an Italian retired professional
footballer. Pirlo was usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield
for both his club and national sides and he is widely regarded as one of the
greatest ever exponents of this position due to his vision, ball control,
creativity and passing ability, as well as for being a free-kick specialist.
At international level, Pirlo is the fifth-most capped
player in the history of the Italian national team with 116 caps between 2002
and 2015. He played for the Italian youth teams at U15, U18 and U21 level, captaining
and leading the latter to victory in the 2000 UEFA European Under-21
Championship as the Golden Player and Top Scorer of the tournament. He joined
the Italian senior side in September 2002 and captained the Olympic team to a
bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Later, he was instrumental in their victory
in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was named Man of the Match three times,
including the final, more than any other player in the tournament, and
ultimately won the Bronze Ball (awarded to the third best player of the
tournament) also being elected to the Team of the Tournament.
Pirlo is a silent leader. He speaks with his feet. — Marcello
Lippi.This show Pirlo is a captain with good leadership skills. As a playmaker,
he is highly regarded by pundits for his outstanding vision, awareness, and
football intelligence, as well as his movement, inventive play, anticipation,
ability to read the game, and his wide range of distribution, which enabled him
to play the ball first time and rarely relinquish possession, even when put
under pressure; in addition to being capable of playing precise, short
exchanges to teammates, he was also known for frequently attempting riskier and
more difficult passes and is renowned in particular for his extremely accurate
long-range passing, both on the ground or in the air, with either foot, despite
being naturally right footed.
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