David Pirri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Almazán Abril | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Terrassa (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1992 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1993 | Barcelona C | ||
| 1993–1995 | Barcelona B | 44 | (1) |
| 1995–1999 | Mérida | 120 | (4) |
| 1999–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | → Numancia (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2002–2005 | Zaragoza | 52 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Albacete | 17 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Mérida | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Sabadell | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 353 | (13) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Sabadell (youth) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sabadell | ||
| 2014– | Terrassa | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
David Almazán Abril (born 12 February 1974), known as David Pirri or simply Pirri, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Terrassa FC.
Playing career
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pirri joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 1988, aged 14. After a brief stint at the C-team, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División, and made his professional debut on 6 February 1993, coming on as a second half substitute in a 6–1 home routing over Palamós CF.[1]
Pirri scored his first goal as a professional on 16 October 1994, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against CD Leganés.[2] In the 1995 summer he moved to La Liga's CP Mérida, and made his debut in the competition on 24 September 1995, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against SD Compostela.[3]
In August 1999, after fluctuating between the first two levels, Pirri joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being immediately loaned to UD Las Palmas.[4] He appeared sparingly due to a serious knee injury, as the Canarians returned to the top level after a 12-year absence.
In August 2000 Pirri moved on loan to CD Numancia in the main category,[5] appearing regularly but suffering team relegation. In the following year also moved to Sporting de Gijón in the same predicament.[6]
In July 2002 Pirri signed a two-year deal with second division's Real Zaragoza.[7] He left the side in 2005 after appearing in only two matches during the campaign, and signed for Albacete Balompié.[8]
In August 2006, after a failed trial at Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[9] Pirri joined Mérida UD in Segunda División B.[10] He moved to fellow league team CE Sabadell FC in the following year,[11] and retired with the club in 2008, aged 33.
Managerial career
After his retirement Pirri was appointed manager of his last club Sabadell's youth setup. On 27 November 2009, after Ramón Moya's dimissal, he was appointed at the helm of the main squad.[12]
In May 2014 Pirri was named Terrassa FC manager.[13]
Honours
- Mérida
- Las Palmas
- Zaragoza
References
- ↑ Destape barcelonista en el Mini (Barcelonista opening at Mini); El Mundo Deportivo, 7 February 1993 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Barça 'B' también gana al final y contra diez (Barça 'B' also wins in the end and against ten); El Mundo Deportivo, 17 October 1994 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Compostela gana y ya es cuarto (Compostela wins and is already fourth); El Mundo Deportivo, 25 September 1995 (Spanish)
- ↑ Pirri y Renaldo cierran la plantilla grancanarian (Pirri and Renaldo complete the Canarians roster); El Mundo Deportivo, 18 August 1999 (Spanish)
- ↑ Tres cesiones para el Numancia (Three loans for Numancia); El Mundo Deportivo, 10 August 2000 (Spanish)
- ↑ Jaime se irá al Tenerife y David Pirri al Sporting de Gijón (Jaime will go to Tenerife and David Pirri to Sporting de Gijón); Diario AS, 17 September 2001 (Spanish)
- ↑ David Pirri, presentado como jugador del Real Zaragoza (David Pirri, presented as Real Zaragoza player); Diario AS, 16 July 2002 (Spanish)
- ↑ David Pirri y Santamaría ya están en Albacete (David Pirri and Santamaría are alreay in Albacete); Diario AS, 28 July 2005 (Spanish)
- ↑ David Pirri no fitxarà (David Pirri will not sign); Gimnàstic's official website, 10 August 2006 (Catalan)
- ↑ El Mérida rescata al histórico David Pirri (Mérida retrieves the historical David Pirri); El Periódico de Extremadura, 18 August 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Centre d'Esports Sabadell presenta oficialment els cinc primers fitxatges per la propera temporada (Centre d'Esports Sabadell officially presents the first five signings for the current season); Radio Sabadell FM, 3 July 2007 (Catalan)
- ↑ Pirri dirigirá al Sabadell hasta final de temporada (Pirri will manage Sabadell until the end of the season); Sport, 27 November 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ David Pirri es presentado como nuevo entrenador del Terrassa FC (David Pirri is presented as new manager of Terrassa FC); Nova Badía, 29 May 2014 (Spanish)
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