My Take
Andrea Pirlo is the kind of footballer who makes you question whether the sport should even be played any other way. Watching him operate in the deep-lying playmaker role — first at Milan, then at Juventus, and for the Italian national team — felt less like watching a midfielder and more like watching someone conduct an orchestra from a park bench. The man barely seemed to break a sweat, yet somehow the ball always ended up exactly where it needed to be. His free kicks alone could fill a highlight reel, and his performance at Euro 2012 was the kind of thing you bookmark in your memory forever. Even his late-career move to New York City FC in MLS had a certain elegance to it — Pirlo doing Pirlo things, just with a different skyline behind him. Genuinely one of a kind.
Overview
Andrea Pirlo (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ˈpirlo]; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of UAE First Division League club Dubai United. Considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Pirlo was known for his vision, technique, creativity, passing, and free kick ability.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrea Pirlo
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレア・ピルロ
- Reading
- あんどれあ・ぴるろ
- Born
- May 19, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2006 Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.