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Andrea Pirlo

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Andrea Pirlo (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ˈpirlo]; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian football manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Pirlo was known for his vision, technique, creativity, passing, and free kick ability. Pirlo began his club career in 1995 as an attacking midfielder with his hometown club Brescia, winning the Serie B in 1997. He signed for Serie A club Inter Milan a year later, but limited game time and loans away from the club saw him transfer to cross-city rivals AC Milan in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrea Pirlo is the 224th most popular soccer player (down from 188th in 2019), the 1,164th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,088th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Andrea Pirlo is most famous for being a midfielder for Juventus and the Italian national team. He is known for his excellent technique, vision, and long-range passing.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andrea Pirlo ranks 224 out of 21,273. Before him are József Bozsik, Sergio Ramos, Kazuyoshi Miura, Wolfgang Overath, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Kenny Dalglish. After him are Bora Milutinović, Shojiro Sugimura, Ryuzo Shimizu, José Luis Chilavert, Kevin De Bruyne, and Arawa Kimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Andrea Pirlo ranks 6. Before him are Chris Pratt, Anders Behring Breivik, Heath Ledger, Olga Kurylenko, and Kevin Hart. After him are Markus Persson, Valentino Rossi, Diego Forlán, Kimi Räikkönen, Roberta Metsola, and Alice Weidel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Pirlo ranks 1,164 out of 5,161. Before him are Luigi Russolo (1885), Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Peter of Verona (1206), and Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882). After him are Carlo Maria Martini (1927), Salonia Matidia (68), Totò (1898), Andrea Gritti (1455), Lucia Bosè (1931), and Jacopo della Quercia (1374).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Andrea Pirlo ranks 20. Before him are Roberto Mancini (1964), Sandro Mazzola (1942), Simone Inzaghi (1976), Antonio Conte (1969), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), and Luigi Riva (1944). After him are Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Gaetano Scirea (1953), Giampiero Boniperti (1928), Vittorio Pozzo (1886), Angelo Schiavio (1905), and Gianpiero Combi (1902).

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