Mauricio Pellegrino

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Mauricio Pellegrino
Full name	Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino
Date of birth	October 5, 1971 (1971-10-05) (age 36)
Place of birth	Leones, Argentina
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Sweeper, Centre back
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1998 1998-1999 1999 1999-2005 2005 2005-2006	Vélez Sársfield FC Barcelona Vélez Sársfield Valencia Liverpool Deportivo Alaves	186 (11) 023 0(0) 002 0(0) 197 0(6) 012 0(0) 014 0(0)
National team²
1997	Argentina	003 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 2, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 4, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino (born October 5, 1971 in Leones, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He mostly played for Vélez Sarsfield where he was an integral part in the golden era of the Buenos Aires based club during the 90's.

A commanding stalwart that helped Valencia to the 2003/2004 Spanish First Division title and UEFA Cup, Pellegrino is an experienced defender who is highly respected, despite missing the decisive penalty in the 2001 Champion's League final during the penalty shootout against Bayern Munich. However, he was frozen out by then-Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri, and consequently joined his former boss (and Ranieri's predecessor) Rafael Benítez at Liverpool F.C. on a free transfer, signing a six-month contract in January 2005. His move to Liverpool made him their first Argentine player in the history of the club^[1]. At the end of this contract, he was allowed to join Alavés. He now coaches the Cadete-B Valencia CF youth team.