Guido Pizarro

Guido Pizarro

Pizarro with Tigres UANL in 2015
Personal information
Full name Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri
Date of birth (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
UANL
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2009 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Lanús 102 (5)
2013– UANL 116 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pizarro and the second or maternal family name is Demestri.

Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri (February 26, 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.

A midfielder, Pizarro is known for breaking down opposition plays due his positional sense, pressure, defensive attributes, tactical intelligence and for his ability to give clarity to the attack from the center of the pitch. Nicknamed "Conde" (Spanish for Count), he is a naturalized citizen of Mexico.[1]

Career

Pizarro made his professional debut in his native Argentina with Club Lanús in 2009. In July 2013, he was transferred to Mexico side Tigres UANL. With Tigres, he lost the finals of the Mexico Apertura 2014 season and of the 2015 Copa Libertadores. A key player in Tigres, his team won the Mexico Apertura 2015 season championship.

International career

In 2016 Pizarro was named in the preliminary Argentina squad for Copa América Centenario, but was not included in the final squad.[2]

Honours

Club

UANL

References


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