Eduardo Berizzo

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Eduardo Berizzo
Full name	Magnolo Eduardo Berizzo
Date of birth	November 13, 1969 (1969-11-13) (age 38)
Place of birth	Cruz Alta, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1993 1993-1996 1996-1999 1999 2000 2001-2005 2005-2006	Newell's Old Boys CF Atlas River Plate Olympique de Marseille River Plate Celta Vigo Cádiz CF	128 (12) 095 (12) 095 0(3) 013 0(0) 031 0(2) 102 0(6) 014 0(0)
National team
1996-2000	Argentina	003 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Magnolo Eduardo Berizzo (born 13 November 1969 in Cruz Alta, Marcos Juárez, Córdoba) is former Argentine football player.

1 Career
2 International career
3 Titles
4 External links

[edit] Career

Berizzo started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1988 before joining CF Atlas of Mexico in 1993. 1996 saw his return to Argentina to play for River Plate. He was signed by Olympique de Marseille in the summer of 1999, but loaned back to River Plate and then Celta Vigo. Celta signed him on 3 year contract in the summer of 2002. in 2005 he was signed a one year contract with Cádiz CF on free transfer. He holds an Italian passport, so he joined Spanish club does not used the Non-EU quota of the club.

[edit] International career

Berizzo made his debut for Argentina in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification against Venezuela on 9 October 1996.

He was in the squad of Copa América 1997, but only played a game in Quarter Finals saw losing to Peru, and Berizzo was booked and then sent of. He was the unused member of Copa América 1999.

He played his last match in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification against Chile, on 15 November 2000 as last subs.

He broke his ankle on February 2002 to rule out him of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

He is currently working with Marcelo Bielsa coaching the Chile's National Team.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
1990-1991	Newell's Old Boys	Primera Division Argentina
Clausura 1992	Newell's Old Boys	Primera Division Argentina
Clausura 1997	River Plate	Primera Division Argentina
1997	River Plate	Supercopa Sudamericana
Apertura 1997	River Plate	Primera Division Argentina