David Pizarro
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Pizarro lining up for Chile in 2013
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| Full name | David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1979 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
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Current team
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Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Santiago Wanderers | 41 | (3) | |||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Udinese | 126 | (14) | |||||||||
| 2001 | → U. de Chile (loan) | 6 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Internazionale | 24 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Roma | 148 | (9) | |||||||||
| 2012 | → Manchester City (loan) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Fiorentina | 83 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Santiago Wanderers | 9 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2017– | Universidad de Chile | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2015 | Chile | 46 | (2) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2016 |
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David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés (born 11 September 1979) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Universidad de Chile. He is a centre midfielder, who can operate in a holding position or an attacking position in the hole behind the strikers. Pizarro is known for his vision, passing, dribbling skills and set piece ability.
During Pizarro's stay in Italian football, he won one Serie A title (2005–06), three Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. His Italian nickname is "Pek", diminutive of "pequeño", meaning "small" in Spanish, because of his short height (1.68 meters).
He plays for the Chile national team, for which he won the Bronze medal at 2000 Summer Olympics, and played at two Copa América. He made his full debut in 1999, playing at that year's Copa América, and was part of the Chilean squad which won its first ever tournament in 2015.
Pizarro started his career at Santiago Wanderers in his homeland Valparaíso. After a season playing at Seaport Team since his promotion to first-adult team in 1997, he was transferred to Italy’s Udinese Calcio of the Serie A. In 2001 he was loaned to Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile for gain experience. Once back in Friuli he settled as the team starter central midfielder, performing well during his five seasons there.
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