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  Claudio Pizarro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claudio Pizarro (born October 3, 1978 in Lima) is a Peruvian football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Bayern Munich.
Prior to joining Bayern, Pizarro was with Deportivo Pesquero Chimbote (1996-97), Alianza Lima (1997-99), and Werder Bremen (1999-01).
In a match versus Arsenal on February 22, 2005 Pizarro scored two magnificent goals in Bayern Munich's 3-1 victory in the first leg of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudio_Pizarro   (468 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Claudio Pizarro kisses the ball, smiles and stretches his arms to the sky - his way of celebrating another goal.
Pizarro is the 15th Peruvian currently earning a living as a professional footballer away from his homeland.
Claudio has become used to being the centre of attraction and is well aware of the expectations that are being built up around him.
www.fifa.com /en/organisation/index/0,1521,10487,00.html?articleid=10487   (896 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - Players - Pizarro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Having made a reputation for himself as a free-scoring striker in his native Peru, Claudio Pizarro has continued to be prolific in front of goal since moving to Europe.
Pizarro has often struggled to translate his impressive club form on to the international stage in terms of goals.
Much expectation was placed on Pizarro's shoulders in summer 2002 but he was more than capable of living up to the pressure, claiming 14 league goals as the club clinched the Bundesliga title and then added another in the German Cup final victory against 1.
www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/Players/Player=51675   (347 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - Global - Head injury rules Pizarro out of Copa
Aparicio said that Pizarro was taken to hospital complaining of dizziness and nausea in the early hours of Saturday morning after suffering the blow in the 76th minute of the group A match.
Pizarro, 25, made his professional debut for Deportivo Pesquero at the age of 17 in 1996 and spent two seasons at the club, which has since changed location and been renamed Deportivo Wanka.
Pizarro's international career, which began against Ecuador in 1999, has been somewhat frustrating and he scored only twice in the 18-match qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup as Peru failed to reach the finals.
soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=304834&cc=5901   (558 words)

  
 Player Profile - World Soccer News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pizarro is very much a man for the spectacular finish and two of his most sensational efforts - against Wolfsburg and Schalke earlier this year - must be in contention for Goal of the Season.
The snag for Schaaf and Werder fans is that Pizarro, the son of an Italian mother and Peruvian father, is unlikely to be at the club next season.
He failed to score in their first 12 games and despite claiming he has not had many chances to get his teeth into and that jet-lag from frequent Atlantic crossings has handicapped him, he knows only too well thathis international career is on the line.
www.worldsoccer.com /news/claudio_pizarro_news_55774.html   (401 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - News & Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pizarro and his team-mates have been counting the days to this fixture ever since it emerged from the pot in mid-December, just before the German winter break began.
Pizarro, though, may just have the guile to outfox Milan's athletic defence, and the striker says that Bayern will stick to their usual attractive style.
Pizarro said: "You just have to look at the statistics - we hope that we will still have this record after this game!" With all Peru as well as the Bayern regulars behind him, Pizarro is well placed to make sure.
www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=396404.html   (564 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Peru captain Claudio Pizarro (right) argues with referee Ruben Selman after being red-carded in the match against Venezuela in Lima on Friday.
Pizarro was later ruled out of the tournament because of a head injury.
Pizarro, who was sent off for a second bookable offence, was involved in a collision a little earlier and started complaining of dizziness and nausea well after the match.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040711/asp/sports/story_3480788.asp   (501 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - Local News
Peruvian international striker Claudio Pizarro scored four goals as Bayern Munich crushed 10-man SC Freiburg 7-0 on Wednesday to book a place in the semi-finals of the German Cup.
After the break Bayern took their foot off the gas but Pizarro was hungry for more and netted his fourth of the match on the hour mark.
After Pizarro's fourth goal Iranian substitute Vahid Hashemian completed the scoring in the 76th minute with a rare goal before the final whistle arrived to the delight of Freiburg's downtrodden players.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar05/040305/bb_sports01.htm   (273 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Bayern devour Wolfsburg
Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro left his injury woes behind him with a brace of goals for Bayern Munich in a telling 2-0 win over Bundesliga leaders VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
Pizarro's first goals of the season following a back injury gave Bayern's title aspirations a boost and brought Wolfsburg back down to earth although they retained their one-point lead over Bayern and VfB Stuttgart.
It was the Peruvian international's first goal of the season, and his second — when he nudged home an Owen Hargreaves cross on the chime of half-time — helped ease the pain of his recent injuries.
sport.iafrica.com /news/385665.htm   (603 words)

  
 Roy Makaay: Overview to Makaay-Pizarro front line of Bayern
"Claudio will be along in a moment," he told waiting reporters at the stadium, before scurrying away with a friendly smile.
Peruvian Claudio Pizarro appeared from the dressing room shortly afterwards, but the media pack had clustered around coach Felix Magath and Pizarro was able to make a sharp exit.
Pizarro has scored six goals in his last five outings to come within a single goal of strike partner Makaay.
roymakaay.blogspot.com /2005/11/overview-to-makaay-pizarro-front-line.html   (424 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pizarro double boosts Bayern hopes - Oct 26, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Peruvian striker was on target in the 24th and 45th in a clash third-place Munich dominated throughout in front of a 37,000-strong crowd.
But he was beaten for the first time when Schweinsteiger fed Pizarro, who scored his first goal of the season with a low shot from 14 meters.
Pizarro was denied a hat-trick by the left post in the 54th with Wolfsburg's most notable chance coming a minute later from Diego Klimowicz.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/10/26/germany.bayern   (574 words)

  
 news - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Pizarro enjoys purple patch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
At the start of the campaign, the 27-year-old was sat on the bench with coach Felix Magath preferring Dutch international Makaay and Paraguay's Santa Cruz as his striking lineup.
Despite his 52 goals in the previous four seasons, it seemed Pizarro was surplus to requirements.
Pizarro then showed his value in the 3-1 victory against Werder Bremen on 5 November, scoring himself and setting up the goal that ended a long barren spell for the usually reliable Makaay.
www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=123116   (390 words)

  
 Claudio Pizarro
Unlucky Claudio Pizarro was out of contention for Felix Magath's early-season starting line-up even before the 2004-5 campaign had started.
The player nicknamed 'Pizza' sustained a serious fracture of the skull on Copa America duty for Peru and had to accept a lengthy lay-off from competitive action, but he will be pressing his claim to a starting berth the minute his recovery is complete.
The admiration is mutual: Pizarro recently committed his future to the club until June 2007.
www.fcbayern.t-com.de /en/teams/profis/00391.php?fcb_sid=0dc3b098bd90ab1efdcbe9e2be1f09c3   (122 words)

  
 VfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
With 30 minutes on the clock Bayern thought that they should have been awarded when Claudio Pizarro took a tumbled after a Matthieu Delpierre challenge, but referee Florian Meyer saw that the VfB defender had made contact with the ball and waved the team to play on.
Claudio Pizarro wasn’t closed down in midfield and the Peruvian striker picked out Owen Hargreaves, who unleashed a shot from 25 metres out that beat Timo Hildebrand to give Bayern the lead.
Over at the other end Lucio and Claudio Pizarro missed the chance to double the lead a few minutes later.
www.vfb-stuttgart.de /aktuell/dfbpokal_spielberichte.php?spiel_id=201&langcok=eng   (863 words)

  
 Persian League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Both Vahid Hashemian and Zé Roberto are poised to return to the Bavarians' squad, although Claudio Pizarro is still sidelined with injury.
Claudio Pizarro will not be fit in time for the trip to the Serie A leaders.
If the Iranian fails to recover completely in time for the Champions League Group C encounter, Magath will again be forced to field Makaay as a lone striker, as Roque Santa Cruz and Alex Zickler are both still unfit.
www.persianleague.com /news/Morenews.cfm?News=2150   (318 words)

  
 Vahid only on bench as Bayern win
A first-half Claudio Pizarro brace handed Bayern a deserved three points against out-of-sorts Bundesliga leaders VfL Wolfsburg as the Reds emphatically underlined their domestic title ambitions on Tuesday night.
Fit-again Pizarro started in the hole behind Roy Makaay but Zé Roberto began on the bench, while Torsten Frings was tasked with the playmaking in Michael Ballack's continuing absence.
Bayern Munich: Kahn - Görlitz, Kovac, Lucio, Salihamidzic - Sagnol, Hargreaves, Frings (Demichelis 84), Schweinsteiger (Scholl 72) - Makaay, Pizarro
www.iransportspress.com /print.php?a=1170   (519 words)

  
 Roy Makaay
Bayern twice had Claudio Pizarro goals ruled out for offside and couldn't convert chances including a header by unmarked defender Martin Demichelis and a low, wide shot by Michael Ballack.
Roy Makaay and Claudio Pizarro will lead the German attack when Bayern Munich face AC Milan for the Champions League round of 16, in the Allianz Arena.
Roy Makaay played in the match between Bayern Munich and Armenia Bielefeld, but Claudio Pizarro took all the attention after scoring two late goals to give th evictory to their team for 2-1.
roymakaay.blogspot.com   (4504 words)

  
 PERU TO YOU
The new Claudio Pizarro Foundation is headquartered in Munich, Germany, but a branch office has opened in Lima with an initial donation of 100,000 euros.
Pizarro is a Peruvian native who gained worldwide fame as a professional soccer player in Europe.
The oldest city of the new world, Caral, tell us how societies were able to change to become civilized cities that flourished in its time.
www.perutoyou.com   (206 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pizarro grabs extra-time cup glory - Jan 24, 2006
Two-goal Pizarro equalised with a close-range header nine minutes from time and Guerrero glanced in another header in the fourth minute of extra-time to put Bayern ahead.
Petr Ruman scored with a sweet volley to equalise for Mainz in the first minute after the re-start before Pizarro clinched victory for Bayern five minutes from time with a 25-meter shot that went in off a post.
Ze Roberto hit the bar with a free kick and Pizarro raced on to a Willy Sagnol pass two minutes before the break only to shoot straight at the keeper.
www.cnn.com /rssclick/2006/SPORT/football/01/24/germany.bayern/?section=cnn_latest   (436 words)

  
 The Call - Head injury sidelines Pizarro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lima, Peru (Sports Network) - Peruvian international and Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro suffered a hairline fracture of his skull and will be sidelined for at least a month.
Pizarro was injured while representing his country in the Copa American competition, which is being held in Peru.
Pizarro will likely not be ready for Bayern's season opener on August 7 against Hamburg.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12293457&BRD=1712&PAG=740&dept_id=353158&rfi=6   (171 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Peru escape capital
Peru captain Claudio Pizarro has been ruled out of the rest of the Copa America with a head injury.
But the hosts have gained some respite from Lima and they now move north for their final group game, and their quarter-final will almost certainly be in the same region.
Pizarro is out for the rest of the tournament with a head injury
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/internationals/3884201.stm   (533 words)

  
 Bayern Munich win German Cup
A Claudio Pizarro header earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 German Cup final victory over Eintracht Frankfurt to put them firmly on course for a second consecutive league and cup double.
Pizarro found the net from a corner by substitute Ze Roberto in the 59th minute and it was enough to earn Felix Magath's team their 13th German Cup crown.
Bayern clinched the double last season with a 2-1 cup final victory over Schalke 04 and a second successive league title is on the cards with just five points needed from the remaining three games to ensure their Bundesliga crown.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=121120   (545 words)

  
 FUTBOLPERUANO.COM: Claudio Pizarro: “Pueden ponerse nerviosos”
Así declaró el delantero peruano del Bayern Munich, Claudio Pizarro, a la prensa internacional sobre su próximo rival, el Real Madrid, en los octavos de final de la Champions League.
Pizarro será uno de los delanteros del Bayern este miércoles en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid.
Finalmente, Pizarro, muy seguro de sí, aseguró que la presión será para Real Madrid, y que Bayern Munich estará tranquilo: “Ellos tienen mucha más presión por los partidos que vienen haciendo últimamente y si no les salen las cosas desde el principio pueden ponerse nerviosos”.
www.peru.com /Futbol/AutoNoticias/DetalleNoticia38891.asp   (244 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pizarro goals put Bayern six clear - Nov 26, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
MUNICH, Germany -- Peruvian international Claudio Pizarro scored both goals for Bayern Munich as they beat Mainz 2-1 at the Allianz Arena and swept into a six-point lead at the top of the German Bundesliga.
It was Bayern's 12th win in their first 14 matches, a record Bundesliga start, and Werder Bremen lost ground when they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Schalke.
Pizarro took his tally to five in his last three matches.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/11/26/germany.bayern   (476 words)

  
 The UEFA Champions League 2001/02 - FC Bayern München (GER)
Goals: 1:0 Claudio Miguel PIZARRO Bossio (7.), 2:0 Claudio Miguel PIZARRO Bossio (22.), 3:0 Giovane Élber (33.), 4:0 Giovane Élber (52.), 4:1 Vladimir Beschastnykh (58.) and 5:1 Alexander Zickler (90.).
Claudio Miguel PIZARRO Bossio) - Stefan Effenberg - Roque Luis Santa Cruz, Giovane Élber (84.
Claudio Miguel PIZARRO Bossio) - Roque Luis Santa Cruz, Giovane Élber - Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld.
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 SI.com - Soccer - Host Peru fights back, draws Bolivia 2-2 in Copa America - Wednesday July 7, 2004 12:03AM
Peru's Claudio Pizarro scored on a penalty kick in the 68th minute.
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Claudio Pizarro and Roberto Palacios scored second-half goals as Peru came back from two goals down to draw Bolivia 2-2 in the Copa America on Tuesday.
Pizzaro scored on a penalty kick in the 67th minute, and Palacios equalized five minutes from time to escape a potentially embarrassing Group A loss in their tournament opener at sold-out Nacional Stadium.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/07/06/peru.bolivia   (619 words)

  
 BAyern report. Hashemian played - PFDC : Internet's Best Hangout for Iranian Football Fans
This lead, coupled with a red card for Bochum goalkeeper Rein van Duijnhoven for handling outside his area, should have given the visitor's an impossible task in the second half, but Peter Neururer's side were having none of it as Filip Tapalovic grabbed a lifeline in the 51st minute.
Pizarro put the rampant home side ahead after just nine minutes as he strongly held of the challenge of Tapalovic before firing into the roof of the net from a tight angle.
The euphoria among the home fans was stifled somewhat early in the second half when Tapalovic made up for his weak defending for Bayern's opener by powering a header from Zvjezdan Misimovic's corner beyond Oliver Kahn to give the visitors a glimmer of hope.
www.persianfootball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7960   (1227 words)

  
 FUTBOLPERUANO.COM: Claudio Pizarro está de moda
Claudio Pizarro vuelve a enamorar a toda Alemania a raíz de los dos tantos que anotó en el triunfo sobre el Arsenal.
Por su parte, La revista UEFA Champions League destaca el trabajo del artillero.
"El internacional peruano Claudio Pizarro fue el hombre del partido, con un gol en cada parte”, sostiene.
www.peru.com /futbol/autonoticias/DetalleNoticia56304.asp   (177 words)

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