Giampiero Pinzi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Giampiero Pinzi

| image = Giampiero Pinzi.JPG

| caption = Pinzi in July 2011

| fullname = Giampiero Pinzi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs1 = Lazio

| years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = Lazio | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2000–2015 | clubs2 = Udinese | caps2 = 286 | goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2008–2010 | clubs3 = → Chievo (loan) | caps3 = 66 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Chievo | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Brescia | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017–2019 | clubs6 = Padova | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 436

| totalgoals = 20

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2004 | nationalteam1 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps1 = 27 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalteam2 = Italy | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

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}}

Giampiero Pinzi {{postnominals|post-noms=Cavaliere OMRI}} ({{IPA|it|dʒamˈpjɛːro ˈpintsi}}; born 11 March 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

=Lazio=

Pinzi began his career with Lazio and was promoted in 1999 to the Serie A team.

=Udinese=

After one-year with Lazio in the Serie A signed with League rival Udinese.

=Chievo=

On 17 July 2009, Chievo announced that they would be keeping the Udinese midfielder on loan for another season.[http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/06/18/1331992/giampiero-pinzi-dreams-of-lazio-move Giampiero Pinzi Dreams Of Lazio Move]

=Return to Udinese=

Pinzi returned to Udinese for the 2010–11 Serie A season, after the departure of Gaetano D'Agostino and Simone Pepe. Pinzi formed the club's central midfield trio with the energetic Gökhan Inler and Kwadwo Asamoah in Udinese's new 3–5–2 (or 5–3–2 formation); he provided 6 assists.

After the departure of Alexis Sánchez, Pinzi changed to play attacking midfielder role, partnered with forward Antonio Di Natale in new 4–1–4–1 (or 4–4–1–1) formation, with Asamoah and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu as cover against Arsenal. With the new signing Gabriel Torje and Diego Fabbrini arrived, Pinzi again formed new partnership role with either or both players. After the departure of Torje and arrival of Maicosuel, Pinzi still able to secure a place in starting XI.

In October 2012, he signed a new contract which last until 30 June 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.udinese.it/script/view.php?id=2653 |title=Pinzi rinnova fino al 2016! |date=17 October 2012 |access-date=19 October 2012 |publisher=Udinese Calcio |language=it }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=Return to Chievo=

After 15 years played for Udinese, on 31 August 2015, last day of transfer market, Pinzi returned to Chievo, where he had played between 2008 and 2010.{{cite news|url=http://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/sport/2015/08/31/news/ore-decisive-per-il-futuro-di-pinzi-1.12016403|title=La bandiera Pinzi saluta: va al Chievo|date=31 August 2015|publisher=Messaggero Veneto|language=it}}

=Brescia=

On 10 August 2016, Pinzi signed for Serie B club Brescia on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=http://www.bresciacalcio.it/stagione/news/4824-pinzi-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-biancazzurro.html|title= Pinzi è un nuovo giocatore biancazzurro!|date=10 August 2016|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=Brescia Calcio|language=it}}

=Padova=

On 8 January 2019, he was released from his contract by Padova by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=Padova|url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/rescissione-giampiero-pinzi/|title=Risolto il contratto tra Calcio Padova e Giampiero Pinzi|trans-title=Contract between Calcio Padova and Giampiero Pinzi dissolved|date=8 January 2019|language=it}}

International career

With the Under-21 Italian team, Pinzi won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and a bronze medal at 2004 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut and only cap for Italy in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1783&squadra=1|title=Statistiche in Nazionale - Pinzi, Giampiero|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826071255/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1783&squadra=1|archive-date=26 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Club !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="3"\|Cup !colspan="3"\|Europe !colspan="3"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total !rowspan="2"\|{{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Comp	Apps	Goals	Comp	Apps	Goals	Comp	Apps	Goals	Comp	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lazio	1999–2000	Serie A	0	0	CI	3	0	UCL	1	0	colspan="3"\|–	4	0 \|{{cite web \|title=Giampiero Pinzi » Club matches \|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giampiero-pinzi/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|access-date=30 January 2019}}
rowspan="13"\|Udinese	2000–01	rowspan=8\|Serie A	10	0	CI	3	0	UC	3	0	colspan="3"\|–	16	0 \|
2001–02	28	2	CI	5	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	33	2 \|
2002–03	29	2	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	29	2 \|
2003–04	27	2	CI	2	0	UC	2	0	colspan="3"\|–	31	2 \|
2004–05	30	1	CI	2	0	UC	2	1	colspan="3"\|–	34	2 \|
2005–06	13	0	CI	1	0	UCL+UC	3+0	0	colspan="3"\|–	17	0 \|
2006–07	32	1	CI	3	1	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	35	2 \|
2007–08	13	0	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	13	0 \|
2010–11	rowspan="4"\|Serie A	34	1	CI	1	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	35	1 \|
2011–12	28	2	CI	0	0	UCL+UEL	2+6	0	colspan="3"\|–	36	2 \|
2012–13	19	3	CI	1	0	UCL+UEL	2Nei play-off.+3	0	colspan="3"\|–	25	3 \|
2013–14	23	1	CI	4	0	UEL	3Nei turni preliminari.	0	colspan="3"\|–	30	1 \|
colspan="2"\|Total	286	15		22	1		26	1		0	0	334	17 !–
rowspan="2"\|Chievo (loan)	2008–09	rowspan="2"\|Serie A	34	1	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	34	1 \|
2009–10	32	3	CI	3	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	35	3 \|
Chievo	2015–16	Serie A	18	0	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	18	0 \|
rowspan="3"\|Brescia	2016–17	rowspan="2"\|Serie A	31	1	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	31	3 \|
2017–18	0	0	CI	1	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	1	0 \|
colspan="2"\|Total	31	1		1	0		0	0		0	0	32	1 !–
rowspan="3"\|Padova	2017–18	Serie C	29	0	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	29	0 \|
2018–19	Serie B	6	0	CI	0	0	colspan="3"\|–	colspan="3"\|–	6	ß \|
colspan="2"\|Total	35	0		0	0		0	0		0	0	35	0 !–
colspan="3"\|Career total	436	20		29	1		27	1		-	-	492	22 !–

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy \|2005	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	1	0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team

Year

Apps

Goals

Italy

|2005

colspan="2"|Total

Honours

Udinese

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D2000/Round%3D1469/match%3D65596/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623195833/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D2000/Round%3D1469/match%3D65596/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2004|title=Udinese 2 - 2 Sigma |publisher=UEFA|date=8 August 2000 |access-date=16 April 2020}}

Orders

:*File:ITA OMRI 2001 Cav BAR.svg 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/143323|title=Pinzi Sig. Giampiero – Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana|publisher=quirinale.it|language=it|access-date=18 July 2017}}