Nicolás Burdisso
Encyclopedia
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.
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).
, signing a 4-year contract. 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. 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.
on loan, which offered him €3 million salary per year. 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.
In 2007, Burdisso expressed his desire to finish his career at Boca Juniors
.
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.
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
.
On November 15th, 2011, Burdisso injured his left knee during a World Cup Qualifying match against Colombia. During a disputed ball with Colombian James Rodriguez, Burdisso partially tore his left knee ligaments and initially assessments predicted a recovering period of 6-8 months.
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Internazionale
Argentina national team
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
. He also holds European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
nationality.
Boca Juniors
Burdisso is the product of ArgentinePrimera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
club Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
's youth system. He began his professional career with them in 1999 at age 18. With Boca Juniors, he won two Argentine Championships
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
(2000 Apertura and 2003 Apertura), three Copa Libertadores (2000, 2001, 2003), and two Intercontinental Cups (2000, 2003).
Internazionale
In 2004, he moved to InternazionaleF.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, signing a 4-year contract. However, he missed almost all of the 2004–05 season with Inter helping his daughter to fight leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
. Returning to the squad in mid-2005, he won the 2006 Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
. On 31 August 2006, he extended his contract until 2009. During 2006, when Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered...
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
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
. He has scored many goals from headers off of corner-kicks.
During the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
tie between Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
and Inter on 5 March 2007, a fracas
Fracas
Fracas may refer to:* Fracas! Improv Festival, an improvisational theater festival* Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Systems* Fracas , a 1980 Apple II video game by Stuart Smith...
broke out between players of the two teams. Burdisso suffered a broken nose from a punch in the face from Valencia defender David Navarro
David Navarro (footballer)
David Navarro Pedrós is a Spanish footballer who plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland, as a central defender.-Club career:Born in Sagunto, Camp de Morvedre, Valencia, Navarro was a product of local giants Valencia CF's youth ranks. During the course of six seasons, he appeared sporadically for...
. 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
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
match against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
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
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
title with Inter, making his personal title tally 19. This makes him the second-leading Argentine behind Alfredo di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
, who has 21.
AS Roma
On 22 August 2009, Burdisso was signed by A.S. RomaA.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
on loan, which offered him €3 million salary per year. 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.
In 2007, Burdisso expressed his desire to finish his career at Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
.
His younger brother Guillermo
Guillermo Burdisso
Guillermo Enio Burdisso is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Arsenal de Sarandí. Guillermo is the younger brother of A.S. Roma defender Nicolás Burdisso. Burdisso holds an Italian passport....
, 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-20Argentina national under-20 football team
The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level....
team with Javier Saviola
Javier Saviola
Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
and Maxi Rodríguez. They won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...
together.
On 15 May 2006, he was named as a squad member for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
by his youth U-20 coach José Pekerman
José Pekerman
José Néstor Pékerman is an Argentine football coach and an ex-football player. He become famous as a youth level coach for Argentina, winning the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U-20 South American Youth Championship twice...
and went on to play in all three group matches. He also played for Argentina in the Copa América 2007
Copa América 2007
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams...
.
On 4 June 2008, Burdisso scored his second goal for Argentina during a friendly against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Burdisso was selected to the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
by manager Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
.
On November 15th, 2011, Burdisso injured his left knee during a World Cup Qualifying match against Colombia. During a disputed ball with Colombian James Rodriguez, Burdisso partially tore his left knee ligaments and initially assessments predicted a recovering period of 6-8 months.
National team statistics
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International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | Cairo International Stadium Cairo International Stadium Cairo International Stadium or "Stad El-Qahira El-Dawly", is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. It is the Arab World's second largest . It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region... , Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 4 June 2008 | Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area.... , San Diego, USA |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Boca Juniors- Argentine Primera División (2): Apertura 2000, Apertura 2003
- Copa Libertadores (3): 2000, 2001, 2003
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
(2): 20002000 Intercontinental CupThe 2000 Intercontinental Cup, officially the 2000 Toyota European / South American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a football match played on 27 November 2000 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, and Boca Juniors, winners of the 2000 Copa Libertadores. The match...
, 20032003 Intercontinental Cup-See also:*Intercontinental Cup*UEFA Champions League*Copa Libertadores*FIFA Club World Cup-External links:*...
Internazionale
- Coppa ItaliaCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
(2): 2004–05, 2005–06 - Supercoppa ItalianaSupercoppa ItalianaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
(4): 20052005 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2005 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by 2004-05 Serie A champions Juventus and 2004-05 Coppa Italia winners Internazionale. The match took place on 20 August 2005, and resulted in a 1-0 win for Internazionale after extra time.-Match details:...
, 20062006 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2006 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by the 2005-06 winners Internazionale and the 2005-06 Coppa Italia runners-up Roma. The Coppa Italia runners-up were chosen to play instead of the winners because of the aftermath of the 2006 Serie A match-fixing scandal...
, 20082008 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2008 Supercoppa Italiana is a football match that was played by Serie A 2007-08 winners Internazionale and Coppa Italia 2007-08 winners Roma. The match proved to be a tightly contested affair. After exchanging goals, it appeared that Inter was on its way to victory on Mario Balotelli's goal...
, 20102010 Supercoppa Italiana- References :... - Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
(4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Argentina national team
- FIFA U-20 World CupFIFA U-20 World CupThe FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
(1): 20012001 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipThe 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata... - CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic TournamentCONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic TournamentThe CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament is a defunct international association football event in the South America region, and was the qualification tournament for the football at the Olympic Games....
(1): 20042004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament-Group B:-------------------------------------Playoffs:-----Final stage:---------------------Scorers:5 goals Sergio Herrera... - Gold Medal at the Summer OlympicsFootball at the Summer OlympicsAssociation football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...
(1): 2004 AthensFootball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...