Juan Martín Pietravallo

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Martín Pietravallo


fullname =
height = height|m=1.75
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|12|7
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Red Bull New York
clubnumber = 23
position = Defensive midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Velez Sarsfield
years = 2000-2002
2002-2003
2003
2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007
2008
2008-
clubs = Velez Sarsfield
→ Olimpo (loan)
→ CD Leganés (loan)
→ Gimnasia (LP) (loan)
→ Atlético Rafaela (loan)
→ Quilmes (loan)
→ Nueva Chicago (loan)
Belgrano
Veria
Red Bull New York
caps(goals) = 31 0(0)
16 0(0)
15 0(0)
08 0(0)
38 0(1)
34 0(0)
12 0(0)
16 0(0)
03 0(0)
11 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20 July 2008

Juan Martín Pietravallo (born 7 December 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder who has played over 150 games between Argentina's first and second division and currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

Club career

Pietravallo plays as a defensive midfielder and started his career at Vélez Sarsfield where he made his first appearance in the Clausura 2000 tournament. He played for Vélez until he moved to Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in 2002. In 2003 he played for CD Leganés (Spain) and then returned to Argentina to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in 2004. In 2005 he joined Atlético de Rafaela and was a key player in the midfield leading the club to the promotion playoffs, where they fell short of reaching the Argentine first division being defeated by Argentinos Juniors. Following his successful stay at Rafaela he returned to the first division joining Quilmes Atlético Club where he played until mid-2006. During the 2006-7 season he played for Nueva Chicago and then joined Club Atlético Belgrano during the second semester of 2007. [ [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=592 BDFA profile] ] From January 2008 to July 2008 he played in Greece's highest professional football league for Veria F.C. [ [http://www.veriafc.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=73 Veria 2008 squad] ] .

Following a brief stay in the Greek top flight, Pietravallo was signed by Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer during the July, 2008 transfer window. [ [http://americansoccerreader.com/2008/07/01/red-bulls-sign-juan-pietravallo/ Red Bulls sign Juan Pietravallo | American Soccer Reader ] ]

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*es [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12383&SEOFutbolista=Pietravallo+Juan+Martin Argentine Primera statistics]
*es [http://www.futboldeprimera.com.ar/pbn/equipos/belgrano.html Statistics with Belgrano (Nacional B)]
* [http://enunabaldosa.com/amoralaguita/fotos/amoralaguitapietravallo.jpgPictures of Juan]