Germán Pezzella

What I admire most about Germán Pezzella is the arc of his career. Born in Bahía Blanca and standing 187 cm, he built his reputation as a centre-back across Fiorentina and Real Betis before returning home to River Plate. That homecoming move tells me a lot: plenty of players chase the next big European payday, but choosing to bring your hard-won maturity back to the club and country that raised you takes self-knowledge and conviction. As a defender, his job is rarely glamorous, yet that quiet reliability is exactly what makes a backline trustworthy. I find his steadiness genuinely respectable.

Name (English)

Germán Pezzella

Name (Japanese)

ヘルマン・ペッセージャ

Reading

へるまん・ぺっせーじゃ

Born

June 27, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Origin

Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/germanpezzella/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n%20Pezzella
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3761173

Tags

• Buenos Aires Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-23

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