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Nicolás Burdisso 
Personal information Full name Nicolás Andrés Burdisso Date of birth 12 April 1981 Place of birth Altos de Chipión, Córdoba, Argentina Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Roma Number 29 Youth career 1997–1999 Boca Juniors Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2004 Boca Juniors 102 (3) 2004–2010 Internazionale 93 (4) 2009– Roma 71 (5) National team‡ 2003– Argentina 43 (2) HonoursCompetitor for 
ArgentinaMen's Football Gold 2004 Athens Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:36, 12 July 2011 (UTC)Nicolás Andrés Burdisso (born 12 April 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.[1]
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Club career
Boca Juniors
Burdisso is the product of Argentine club Boca Juniors's youth system. He began his professional career with them in 1999 at age 18. With Boca Juniors, he won two Argentine Championships (2000 Apertura and 2003 Apertura), three Copa Libertadores (2000, 2001, 2003), and two Intercontinental Cups (2000, 2003).
Internazionale
In 2004, he moved to Internazionale, signing a 4-year contract.[1] However, he missed almost all of the 2004–05 season with Inter helping his daughter to fight leukemia. Returning to the squad in mid-2005, he won the 2006 Coppa Italia. On 31 August 2006, he extended his contract until 2009.[2] During 2006, when Giacinto Facchetti died, Burdisso was given the number 16 jersey for the retirement of Facchetti's beloved number 3 jersey. In spite of being a defender, he has scored a number of goals, including two goals scored with headers on 29 November 2006 in the 4–0 victory against Messina. He again scored twice on 24 January 2007, in the 3–0 victory against Sampdoria. He has scored many goals from headers off of corner-kicks.
During the Champions League tie between Valencia CF and Inter on 5 March 2007, a fracas broke out between players of the two teams. Burdisso suffered a broken nose from a punch in the face from Valencia defender David Navarro. As punishment for his part in the brawl, Burdisso was handed a six match ban from all European club competitions with an additional two match suspension. Navarro was sentenced to a seven month ban from domestic, European, and international matches. He returned to duty on 12 March 2008 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League match against Liverpool but was sent off in the 60th minute after receiving his second yellow card of the game. With Internazionale, he played left and right back and central defender as a key member of the squad in three different competitions.
In 2009, Burdisso won his fourth consecutive Serie A title with Inter, making his personal title tally 19. This makes him the second-leading Argentine behind Alfredo di Stéfano, who has 21.
AS Roma
On 22 August 2009, Burdisso was signed by A.S. Roma on loan, which offered him €3 million salary per year.[3] He played the opening match of the league on 23 August. Burdisso scored his first goal for Roma on 20 December 2009, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win over Parma.
He was then signed by A.S. Roma on 28 August 2010 for a €8 million transfer fee. He signed a 4-year contract, in which he would earn €3.8 million his first year, increasing to €4.5 million in the next 3 years.[4]
In 2007, Burdisso expressed his desire to finish his career at Boca Juniors.[5]
His younger brother Guillermo, also a defender, is also currently playing for AS Roma. However, the two have not been on the field at the same time.
He scored his fifth goal (first in season 2011-12)for Roma against Milan on October 29. Roma lost that game 2:3.
International career
Burdisso starred in the Argentina Under-20 team with Javier Saviola and Maxi Rodríguez. They won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship together.
On 15 May 2006, he was named as a squad member for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by his youth U-20 coach José Pekerman and went on to play in all three group matches. He also played for Argentina in the Copa América 2007.
On 4 June 2008, Burdisso scored his second goal for Argentina during a friendly against Mexico in San Diego, California. Burdisso was selected to the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by manager Diego Maradona.
National team statistics
Burdisso at the friendly match against Portugal on February 9, 2011
Argentina national team Year Apps Goals 2003 3 0 2004 1 0 2005 2 0 2006 5 0 2007 6 0 2008 8 2 2009 2 0 2010 10 0 2011 5 0 Total 42 2 International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2008 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 
Egypt2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 4 June 2008 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, USA 
Mexico1–0 4–1 Friendly Honours
Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División (2): Apertura 2000, Apertura 2003
- Copa Libertadores (3): 2000, 2001, 2003
- Intercontinental Cup (2): 2000, 2003
Internazionale
- Coppa Italia (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
- Supercoppa Italiana (4): 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
- Serie A (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Argentina national team
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2001
- CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament (1): 2004
- Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics (1): 2004 Athens
External links
References
- ^ a b "BURDISSO SIGNS FOR INTER". FC Internationale Milano official site. 7 July 2004. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=14569. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "BURDISSO EXTENDS CONTRACT TO 2009". FC Internazionale Milano. 2006-08-31. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=23802. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ "Acquisizione a titolo temporaneo e gratuito del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Nicolas Burdisso" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2009-08-22. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=10636. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "Acqisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Nicolas Andres Burdisso" (in Italian) (PDF). AS Roma. 28 August 2010. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=11817. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ "Quiero retirarme en Boca" – Diario Olé (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=308
A.S. Roma – current squad 1 Lobonţ · 2 Cicinho · 3 José Ángel · 4 Juan · 5 Heinze · 7 Pizarro · 8 Lamela · 9 Osvaldo · 10 Totti (c) · 11 Taddei · 14 Bojan · 15 Pjanić · 16 De Rossi · 18 Curci · 19 Gago · 20 Perrotta · 21 Nego · 22 Borriello · 23 Greco · 24 Stekelenburg · 29 Burdisso · 30 Simplício · 31 Borini · 44 Kjær · 47 Caprari · 77 Cassetti · 87 Rosi · 89 Okaka · 92 Viviani · 93 Pigliacelli · 94 Verre · Coach: Luis Enrique
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Córdoba Province (Argentina)
- Argentine footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Boca Juniors footballers
- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- A.S. Roma players
- Serie A footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Argentina
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2011 Copa América players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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