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Guido Pizarro

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Guido Pizarro
Pizarro with Tigres in 2015
Personal information
Full name Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri
Date of birth (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2007–2009 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Lanús 122 (8)
2013–2017 Tigres 150 (5)
2017–2018 Sevilla 24 (1)
2018–2025 Tigres 238 (11)
Total 534 (25)
International career
2017–2019 Argentina 4 (0)
Managerial career
2025–2026 Tigres
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Third place2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri (born 26 February 1990) is an Argentine football coach and former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Pizarro devoted the majority of his career to Tigres, where he recorded more than 400 appearances and captured four league titles.

He is nicknamed "Conde" (Spanish for Count), and is a naturalized Mexican citizen.[1]

Club career

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Pizarro began his career at the youth academy of Lanús and made his professional debut for the club in 2009. Four years later, he was transferred to Tigres, where he quickly established himself as an undisputed starter. During this time, Pizarro won two league titles: the Apertura 2015 and the Apertura 2016.

On 10 July 2017, Pizarro joined La Liga club Sevilla, signing a four-year contract.[2] He spent a year at the club and made 40 appearances across all competitions.

On 7 June 2018, Pizarro returned to Tigres in a deal reported to be worth around €8.4 million. During his second spell with the club, he secured two additional league titles: the Clausura 2019 and the Clausura 2023.

On 3 March 2025, Pizarro retired from professional football less than 24 hours after playing in a match and immediately assumed the role of head coach at Tigres.[3]

International career

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In 2016, Pizarro was named in the preliminary Argentina squad for Copa América Centenario, but was not included in the final squad.[4] He was called up once again in November to play against Brazil and Colombia but did not see any action. Pizarro made his official debut starting against Bolivia at La Paz on 28 March 2017.

In May 2018, he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia[5] but did not make the final 23.[6]

Managerial career

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On March 3, 2025, Pizarro was appointed head coach of Tigres UANL, succeeding Veljko Paunović. Under his leadership, the team finished as runners-up in both the Apertura 2025 and the CONCACAF Champions Cup, falling to Toluca in each final.[citation needed] Pizarro stepped down from his role on July 28, 2026.[7]

Career statistics

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Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2009–10 Argentine Primera División 211003[b]0—241
2010–11 36300—363
2011–12 310107[c]0—390
2012–13 34420—364
Total 122830100001358
Tigres 2013–14 Liga MX 312121—433
2014–15 371408[b]02[d]0511
2015–16 3910010[e]01[f]0501
2016–17 431007[g]0—501
Total 1505161250301946
Sevilla 2017–18 La Liga 2415011[h]1—402
Tigres 2018–19 Liga MX 382307[g]04[i]1523
2019–20 291—6[g]0—351
2020–21 361—3[j]0391
2021–22 332—332
2022–23 423—7[k]05[l]0543
2023–24 340—5[g]05[m]1441
2024–25 262—1[g]0—272
Total 238113026017228413
Career totals 5342527172120265329
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Copa MX
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Copa Sudamericana, Six appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Supercopa MX
  5. ↑ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, Six appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in the Campeón de Campeones
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  9. ↑ One appearance in the Campeón de Campeones, three appearances and one goal in the Leagues Cup
  10. ↑ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
  11. ↑ One appearance in the Campeones Cup, six appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  12. ↑ One appearance in the Campeón de Campeones, four appearances in the Leagues Cup
  13. ↑ One appearance in the Supercopa MX, four appearances and one goal in the Leagues Cup

Managerial statistics

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As of 25 July 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Tigres Mexico 3 March 2025 28 July 2026 7433231812081+39044.59
Total 7433231812081+39044.59

Honours

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Tigres

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Guido Pizarro, nuevo refuerzo para Berizzo" (in Spanish). UEFA. 10 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Guido Pizarro se retira como futbolista y asume como técnico" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 3 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Argentina recalls Tevez for initial Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. ↑ "Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal. Perform Group. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Guido Pizarro renuncia como entrenador de Tigres". www.espn.com.mx. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (23 December 2020). "¡Qué lujo de equipo! Aquí están los mejores jugadores de #SCCL2020" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "LIGA MX roster for 2024 MLS All-Star Game | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. ↑ "Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) on X". 6 December 2025.
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