Nicolás Burdisso

"Burdisso" redirects here. For his brother, see Guillermo Burdisso.
Nicolás Burdisso

Burdisso with Argentina in 2011
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Andrés Burdisso
Date of birth12 April 1981
Place of birthAltos de Chipión, Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Genoa
Number8
Youth career
1997–1999Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2004Boca Juniors102(3)
2004–2009Internazionale93(4)
2009–2014Roma101(6)
2014–Genoa36(1)
National team
2003–2011Argentina49(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nicolás Andrés Burdisso (born 12 April 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for Genoa.

Previously of Boca Juniors and Inter Milan, Burdisso played 49 internationals for Argentina from his debut in 2003. He was selected for two FIFA World Cups and two Copa Americas, and was part of the team which won Gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Boca Juniors

Burdisso is the product of Argentine club Boca Juniors's youth system. He began his professional career with them in 1999 at age 18. With Boca Juniors, he won two Argentine Championships (2000 Apertura and 2003 Apertura), three Copa Libertadores (2000, 2001, 2003), and two Intercontinental Cups (2000, 2003).

Internazionale

In 2004, he moved to Internazionale, signing a four-year contract.[1] However, he missed almost all of the 2004–05 season with Inter helping his daughter to fight leukemia. Returning to the squad in mid-2005, he won the 2006 Coppa Italia. On 31 August 2006, he extended his contract until 2009.[2] During 2006, when Giacinto Facchetti died, Burdisso was given the number 16 jersey for the retirement of Facchetti's beloved number 3 jersey. In spite of being a defender, he has scored a number of goals, including two goals scored with headers on 29 November 2006 in the 4–0 victory against Messina. He again scored twice on 24 January 2007, in the 3–0 victory against Sampdoria. He has scored many goals from headers off of corner-kicks.

During the Champions League tie between Valencia CF and Inter on 5 March 2007, a fracas broke out between players of the two teams. Burdisso suffered a broken nose from a punch in the face from Valencia defender David Navarro. As punishment for his part in the brawl, Burdisso was handed a six match ban from all European club competitions with an additional two match suspension. Navarro was sentenced to a seven-month ban from domestic, European, and international matches. He returned to duty on 12 March 2008 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League match against Liverpool but was sent off in the 60th minute after receiving his second yellow card of the game. With Internazionale, he played left and right back and central defender as a key member of the squad in three different competitions.

In 2009, Burdisso won his fourth consecutive Serie A title with Inter, making his personal title tally 19. This makes him the second-leading Argentine behind Alfredo di Stéfano, who has 21.

AS Roma

On 22 August 2009, Burdisso was signed by A.S. Roma on loan, which offered him €3.04 million (gross) salary per year.[3] He played the opening match of the league on 23 August. Burdisso scored his first goal for Roma on 20 December 2009, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win over Parma.

He was then signed by A.S. Roma on 28 August 2010 for a €8 million transfer fee. He signed a four-year contract, in which he would earn €3.8 million (pre-tax) his first year, increasing to €4.5 million pre-tax in the next 3 years.[4]

He scored his fifth goal (first in season 2011–12) for Roma against Milan on 29 October. Roma lost that game 3–2. So far he has scored five goals for Roma. On 15 November 2011 he had serious injury of his left knee, that will force him to stay out of the field for six months.

In 2007, Burdisso expressed his desire to finish his career at Boca Juniors.[5]

In 2012–13 season under Zdenek Zeman he was moved to bench. He played only 8 matches in the first part of the season. He scored an opener in a 4–2 win over AC Milan. Things remained the same after arrival of Garcia. He is the third choice for centre-back, behind Benatia and Castan.

International career

Burdisso at the friendly match against Portugal on 9 February 2011.

Burdisso starred in the Argentina Under-20 team with Javier Saviola and Maxi Rodríguez. They won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship together.

On 15 May 2006, he was named as a squad member for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by his youth U-20 coach José Pekerman and went on to play in all three group matches. He also played for Argentina in the Copa América 2007.

On 4 June 2008, Burdisso scored his second goal for Argentina during a friendly against Mexico in San Diego, California. Burdisso was selected to the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by manager Diego Maradona.

On 15 November 2011, Burdisso injured his left knee during a World Cup Qualifying match against Colombia. During a disputed ball with Colombian James Rodriguez, Burdisso partially tore his left knee ligaments and initially assessments predicted a recovering period of six to eight months.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Argentinas's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2008 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 4 June 2008 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, USA  Mexico 1–0 4–1 Friendly

Personal life

Burdisso has a younger brother, Guillermo Burdisso, who previously played for AS Roma. The Burdisso brothers also hold Italian passports[7][8] due to their ancestry from Collegno (TO) and Revello (CN), in Piemonte, their grandparents' birthplaces.[9]

Honours

Boca Juniors

Internazionale

Argentina national team

References

  1. ↑ "Burdisso signs for inter". FC Internationale Milano official site. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Burdisso extends contract to 2009". FC Internazionale Milano. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Acquisizione a titolo temporaneo e gratuito del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Nicolas Burdisso" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Acqisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Nicolas Andres Burdisso" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Quiero retirarme en Boca" – Diario Olé (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Roma's Burdisso facing six months out". 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Roma, non-solo Nicolas. Anche Guillermo Burdisso". http://www.corrieredellosport.it/''. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Burdisso signs for Inter". http://www.inter.it/''. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Burdisso: "Volevo solo la Roma"". http://www.laroma24.it/''. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

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