Juan Antonio Pizzi
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| Juan Antonio Pizzi | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja | |
| Date of birth | June 7, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1990 1990-1991 1991-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000 2001 2002 |
Rosario Central Deportivo Toluca Tenerife Valencia C.F. Tenerife FC Barcelona River Plate Rosario Central FC Porto Rosario Central Villarreal Total |
57 (27) 30 (12) 68 (30) 19 (4) 73 (46) 48 (12) 17 (6) 28 (19) 11 (3) 28 (11) 13 (1) 364 (160) |
| National team | ||
| 1994-1998 | Spain | 22 (8) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005 2006-2007 |
Colón de Santa Fe Universidad San Martin |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (born June 7, 1968 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine retired professional football striker who played for club teams in Argentina, Mexico and Spain, as well as internationally for the Spanish national side.
He started his professional career with Rosario Central, before transferring to Mexican Deportivo Toluca. After only one season in Mexico he moved to Tenerife, where he played from 1991 to 1996, except for the 1993/1994 season when he played for Valencia CF.
Pizzi played 22 matches, between 1994 and 1998, for Spain scoring 8 goals, including one at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
During the 1995/1996 season, while playing for CD Tenerife, he won the Pichichi with 31 goals in 41 matches, and obtained the European Golden Boot.
After the successful season with Tenerife, he transferred to FC Barcelona, and even though he only played 2 seasons with in the Catalonian team, scoring less goals than with Tenerife, he became very popular among the Culé fans.
With Barcelona he won the Supercopa de España in 1996, the European Super Cup and Copa del Rey in 1997, and in 1998 again the Copa del Rey, and his only La Liga title.
Perhaps the most remembered accomplishment by Barcelona's fans was the decisive goal in the 5-4 victory over Atlético Madrid in the Quarter final match of the Copa del Rey, after Barcelona trailed 3-0 at half-time.
After the 1998 Spanish title, returned to Argentina to play for River Plate, before playing again for Rosario Central. After a brief return to Europe, playing only 11 matches for FC Porto in Portugal Pizzi retired from professional football. After his retirement, he played Polo in Catalonia.
Together with Peruvian José del Solar, Pizzi coached Argentine first division's Colón de Santa Fe at the beginning of the Clausura 2005, but both were sacked after 3 losses in their first 3 matches.
On April 13, 2006 he became the coach of Universidad San Martin, in the Peruvian first division.
[edit] Career
| Season | Club | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988/89 | Rosario Central | 26 | 12 |
| 1989/90 | Rosario Central | 31 | 15 |
| 1990/91 | Toluca | N/D | N/D |
| 1991/92 | Tenerife | 34 | 15 |
| 1992/93 | Tenerife | 34 | 15 |
| 1993/94 | Valencia | 19 | 4 |
| 1994/95 | Tenerife | 32 | 15 |
| 1995/96 | Tenerife | 41 | 31 |
| 1996/97 | Barcelona | 33 | 9 |
| 1997/98 | Barcelona | 15 | 3 |
| 1998/99 | River Plate | 17 | 6 |
| 1999/00 | Rosario Central | 28 | 19 |
| 2000/01 | Porto | 11 | 3 |
| 2000/01 | Rosario Central | 10 | 4 |
| 2001/02 | Rosario Central | 18 | 7 |
| 2001/02 | Villarreal | 13 | 1 |
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Pizzi's Club Statistics
- Pizzi's Spanish national team Statistics
- Pizzi File (Spanish)
- [1] (Spanish)
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