Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Chile
Men's Football
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés (born September 11, 1979 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean international football player, who was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He currently plays for Serie A giants A.S. Roma. Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic Games football tournament. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Valparaíso is one of the main seaports of Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, and the capital of the Valparaíso Region. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ...

He usually plays as a deep lying playmaker but is often deployed further forward. He has outstanding vision, further helped with accurate passing.

Club career

Early career

Pizarro started his career as a playmaking midfielder with the Santiago Wanderers in Valparaiso, Chile. Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Valparaíso. ... Valparaíso is one of the main seaports of Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, and the capital of the Valparaíso Region. ...

Pizarro had his first shot at European football with Udinese Calcio in Serie A. Then he had a short but successful loan spell with South American team Universidad de Chile where he debuted at the Copa Libertadores. The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Udinese Calcio (in short Udinese) is an Italian football club. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... This article is about the football club. ... The Copa Toyota Libertadores (also known as Copa Libertadores de América) (Portuguese: Copa Libertadores da América or Taça Libertadores da América, English: Liberators Cup) is a Football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ...

He experiencing much success with Udinese under the guide of Luciano Spalletti. Luciano Spalletti (born 7 March 1959 in Certaldo, Florence) is an Italian football coach who currently manages A.S. Roma in Serie A. A former football player for Serie C teams such as Empoli and Spezia, Spallettis early career in management led him to struggling Empoli, where he lead...

Inter Milan

Pizarro signed a four year contract with Inter Milan on July 14, 2005, for €12m and 50% of the rights of Goran Pandev. At the time, Pizarro claimed that he would like to retire in the Nerazzurri shirt.^{[citation needed]} However, he could hardly break into the starting XI of the Milan club. Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Goran Pandev (Macedonian: ) (born July 27, 1983 in Strumica, Socialist Republic of Macedonia now Macedonia) is a football striker currently playing for Lazio. ... Nerazzurri means black and blue in Italian, and is the nickname of two football clubs, Inter Milan Atalanta B.C. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

During his only season with Inter Milan, Pizarro won the Italian championship (due to the aftermath of the Italian football scandal, known as Calciopoli), a Super Coppa and a Coppa Italia. The 2006 Serie A scandal (sometimes referred to as Calciocaos or Calciopoli[1]) involved major match fixing in Italys top professional football league, Serie A. The scandal was uncovered in May 2006 by Italian police, implicating league champions Juventus, and other major teams including A.C. Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio...

A.S. Roma

In August 2006, he accepted a transfer to Scudetto rivals A.S. Roma for €6.5m in a co-ownership deal. ^[1], reuniting with former Udinese boss Luciano Spalletti, now in charge of the capital club. Following the success of the 2006-2007 season for Roma, which saw the team get to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, finishing second in Serie A, and defeating former club Inter 7-4 on aggregate to win the Coppa Italia Roma announced on June 20, 2007 that it would pay €5.75m to Inter over the next three seasons for its remaining share of Pizarro, who had played an important role in the club's successes. [2]. Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... During the 2006-07 football season, AS Roma played its 74th Serie A league finishing runner-up; the UEFA Champions League finishing as quarter-finalist, and the Coppa Italia winning the trophy for the eighth time. ... The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 was the 52nd edition of the European championship football club tournament and 15th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. ... The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

International career

After failing to qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Pizarro said he would be retiring from international play. There were two main reasons for his decision: he disliked the seriousness of ex-coach Nelson Acosta and the ex-president of the association Reinaldo Sanchez.^{[citation needed]} Another main reason was the lack of compromise and responsibility from some or many of his other team mates, that took playing football as a mere reason for gaining popularity. He also claimed he wished to spend more time with his family. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Nelson Acosta Lopez (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de Los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan football player. ...

References

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