Nicolás Burdisso
Burdisso with Argentina in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nicolás Andrés Burdisso | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Altos de Chipión, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Genoa | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Boca Juniors | 102 | (3) |
| 2004–2009 | Internazionale | 93 | (4) |
| 2009–2014 | Roma | 101 | (6) |
| 2014– | Genoa | 73 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2011 | Argentina | 49 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:50, 12 July 2016 (UTC). |
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Nicolás Andrés Burdisso (born 12 April 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for Genoa, although he is also capable of playing on the left.
Previously of Boca Juniors and Internazionale, Burdisso has earned over 49 international caps for Argentina since 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.
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).
In 2004, Burdisso moved to Internazionale of the Italian Serie A, signing a four-year contract. However, he missed almost all of the 2004–05 season with Inter helping his daughter fight leukemia. On 31 August 2006, he extended his contract until 2009. 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.
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