 Pizzi as Saudi Arabia manager at the 2018 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1968[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kuwait (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosario Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Rosario Central | 57 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Toluca | 30 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Tenerife | 68 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Valencia | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Tenerife | 73 | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Barcelona | 48 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | River Plate | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Rosario Central | 28 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Porto | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Rosario Central | 28 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → Villarreal (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 364 | (160) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Spain | 22 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Colón Santa Fe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Universidad San Martín | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Santiago Morning | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | León | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Racing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al Wasl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kuwait | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan anˈtonjo ˈpisi], Italian: [ˈpittsi]; born 7 June 1968) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently in charge of the Kuwait national team as a head coach.
Pizzi spent the bulk of his club career in Spain, mainly at Tenerife, helping to the side's consolidation in La Liga and amassing top division totals of 221 matches and 92 goals over eight seasons – he also played for Valencia and Barcelona.
Born in Argentina, Pizzi represented the Spain national team for four years,[2][3] appearing with it in one World Cup and one European Championship. He embarked on a managerial career after retiring, winning the Copa América Centenario for Chile in 2016. He also coached Saudi Arabia at the World Cup in 2018 and subsequently took charge of Bahrain in 2023.[4][5]
- ^ a b c Juan Antonio Pizzi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Paradinas, Juan José (8 November 1994). "Clemente abre las puertas a los nacionalizados" [Clemente opens doors to naturalised]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ De la Riva, Mario (5 September 2016). "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos" [The 11 players born outside of Spain with the most matches]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Chile boss Pizzi makes Saudi switch". ESPN.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Bahrain kick off new era under Juan Antonio Pizzi". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.