In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pizzi and the second or maternal family name is Torroja.
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Pizzi as Saudi Arabia manager at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja[1]
Date of birth
(1968-06-07) 7 June 1968 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)
Striker
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
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Chile (as manager)
Copa América
Winner
2016
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up
2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈxwananˈtonjoˈpisi], Italian:[ˈpittsi]; born 7 June 1968) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of the Bahrain national team.
He 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]
^ abcJuan 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.
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