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Peleus and Atalanta wrestling, black-figured hydria, ca. 550 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 596).

Atalanta (Ancient Greek: Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē, "balanced") is a character in Greek mythology.

Legend[link]

Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus (or Mainalos or Schoeneus, according to Hyginus), a Boeotian (according to Hesiod) or an Arcadian princess (according to the Bibliotheca). She is often described as a goddess.^{[citation needed]} The Bibliotheca is the only one who gives an account of Atalanta’s birth and upbringing. King Iasus wanted a son; when Atalanta was born, he left her on a mountaintop to die. Some stories say that a she-bear suckled and cared for Atalanta until hunters found and raised her, and she learned to fight and hunt as a bear would. She was later reunited with her father.

Having grown up in the wilderness, Atalanta became a fierce hunter and was always happy. She took an oath of virginity to the goddess Artemis.

Calydonian boar hunt[link]

Meleager et Atalanta, engraving after Giulio Romano.

When Artemis was forgotten at a sacrifice by King Oineus, she was angered and sent a wild boar that ravaged the land, men, and cattle and prevented crops from being sown. Atalanta joined Meleager and many other famous heroes on a hunt for the boar. Many of the men were angry that a woman was joining them, but Meleager, though married, lusted for Atalanta, and so he persuaded them to include her. Several of the men were killed before Atalanta became the first to hit the boar and draw blood. After Meleager finally killed the boar with his spear, he awarded the skin to Atalanta. Meleager’s uncles, Plexippus and Toxeus, were angry and tried to take the skin from her. In revenge, Meleager killed his uncles. Wild with grief, Meleager's mother Althaea threw a charmed log on the fire, which consumed Meleager's life as it burned.

Footrace[link]

After the Calydonian boar hunt, Atalanta was rediscovered by her father. He wanted her to be wed, but Atalanta, uninterested in marriage, agreed to marry only if her suitors could outrun her in a footrace. Those who lost would be killed. King Schoeneus agreed, and many young men died in the attempt until Melanion (or Hippomenes) came along. Melanion asked the goddess Aphrodite for help, and she gave him three golden apples in order to slow Atalanta down. The apples were irresistible, so every time Atalanta got ahead of Melanion, he rolled an apple ahead of her, and she would run after it. In this way, Melanion won the footrace and came to marry Atalanta. Eventually they had a son Parthenopaios, who was one of the Seven against Thebes. Zeus (or Cybele, or Rhea) turned Atalanta and Melanion into lions after they made love together in one of his temples. Other accounts say that Aphrodite changed them into lions because they did not give her proper honor. The belief at the time was that lions could not mate with their own species, only with leopards; thus Atalanta and Hippomenes would never be able to remain with one another.

In some versions of the quest for the Golden Fleece, for instance that published by Robert Graves in 1944, Atalanta sailed with the Argonauts as the only female among them. She jumped aboard the ship soon after the expedition set out, invoking the protection of Artemis,whose virgin priestess she was. She was following Meleager who had put away his young wife for Atalanta's sake. Atalanta returned his love but was prevented by an oracle from consummating their union, being warned that losing her virginity would prove disastrous for her. In disappointment Meleager joined the Argo,but Atalanta would not let him out of her sight. She plays a major part in various adventures of Jason's crew, suffered injury in a battle at Colchis, and was healed by Medea.

The Bibliotheca also says she wrestled and defeated Peleus at the funeral games for Pelias. Apollonius of Rhodes, on the other hand, claims Jason would not allow a woman on the ship because she would cause strife on the otherwise all-male expedition (Argonautica 1.769-73).

Cultural depictions[link]

Handel wrote a 1736 opera about the character, Atalanta. In the 20th century, Robert Ashley also wrote an opera, Atalanta (Acts of God), with loose allegorical connections to the myth. Other works based on the myth include a play by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Atalanta in Calydon, written (in the style of Greek tragedy) in 1865.

A version of Atalanta appears in three episodes of the television series Hercules: the Legendary Journeys: "Ares", "Let the Games Begin" and "If I Had a Hammer", played by Corey Everson. In this version, she is a Spartan blacksmith, as well as a superior athlete. She has a crush on Hercules and unsuccessfully tries to seduce him many times. An Atalanta action figure was included in the Hercules toy line.

Atalanta features prominently in the Hallmark mini-series of Jason and the Argonauts where she is played by Olga Sosnovska. This version depicts her as being a childhood friend of Jason's and abruptly joining the voyage despite his protests. On the Isle of Lemnos it is she who discovers Hypsipyle's plan and saves them. Later on in the story she confesses that she loves Jason but he views her as a sister, preferring Medea. Although she is unhappy at this rejection there are hints of a possible romance between her and a thief throughout the mini-series.

Animation[link]

A cartoon version of the story of Atalanta's foot race^[1] was included in Free to Be... You and Me, a record album and illustrated songbook first released in November 1972, and later in 1974 as a television special. It is presented as the story of a Princess Atalanta, whose father the King wants her to marry. The story highlights Atalanta's role as a feminist figure, where she is a skilled athlete and gifted astronomer. She makes an agreement with her father that she will marry only if there is a man as fast as her, confident there is no such man as fast as her. Meanwhile, a man known only as 'Young John' is seen training, and after seeing he completed a track run before an hourglass expired he feels confident enough to compete in the race. While she beats almost all the men in the foot race, she ties Young John, who is then awarded her hand in marriage by the King (Contrary to the original story in which he cheated in the race by winning a goddess' favor). Young John refuses the prize, saying he could not possibly marry the princess unless she wished to marry him, and that he ran the race for the chance to get to know Atalanta. Atalanta agrees that she could not possibly marry John without first going off to see the world. The two part as friends, going off to travel the world individually. The fable ends with, "Perhaps someday they’ll be married, and perhaps they will not. In any case, it is certain, they are both living happily ever after.”, reinforcing the feminist message of the tale.

Video games[link]

In the Nintendo Game Boy Advance game, Golden Sun, and its sequel Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Atalanta (the Heavenly Huntress) is a second-level Jupiter element Summon that requires the use of 2 Jupiter Djinn to summon. She throws a volley of green arrows to all the enemies on screen.

In the 1997 Sega Saturn/Sony Playstation game Herc's Adventures, she is a playable character.

In the PC game Poseidon (an expansion pack for Zeus: Master of Olympus), the player can summon Atalanta to fulfill quests given to the player by the Gods, namely Artemis. She will say the line "this city is as wonderful as a golden apple" if your city is especially liked. Atalanta can also be summoned if the player's city is attacked by a Sphinx or four Harpies.

In the videogame Rise of the Argonauts, Atalanta appears as a headstrong huntress who was orphaned at a young age and raised by centaurs on the island of Saria. She joins the crew of the Argo and can assist the player, as Jason, with her archery.

She appears as a minor hero in the game Age of Mythology.

Atalanta is also the name of Cassandra's armor parts in Soul Calibur IV

Comic books[link]

In 2000, the Belgian comic book artist and writer Crisse (Didier Chrispeels) introduced the first of a series of comic books featuring Atalanta, who is also abandoned by her father but saved by goddesses and nurtured by a bear. She is adopted by the hunters who killed the bear and becomes well known for her fast running. The series focuses mainly on her adventures with the Argonauts whom she accompanies as a means of later joining the Amazons. The series also features Jason, Hercules, and other heroes and gods and goddesses of Greek mythology, though the emphasis is mainly on humour.^[2]

Atalanta is currently one of the featured characters in the comic Hercules: the Thracian Wars from Radical comics. In this version she is a lesbian and seeks death after being defeated by Hippomenes and the three "golden apples" in the legendary foot race and then deflowered. She kills Hippomenes and joins up with Hercules hoping for an honorable death to be forgiven by Artemis. Other notables include the familiar Meleager, Autolycus, and Iolcaus.

In Peter David's run on The Incredible Hulk in the 1990s, there was a character named Atalanta who was a member of a group called The Pantheon. She and other members of this group were descendants of an immortal youth named Agamemnon and were named after characters in Greek mythology. This Atalanta was a brash, confident warrior-woman. Like the majority of her fellow Pantheon teammates, she had somewhat enhanced strength and agility. Her weapon was a bow that could shoot energy projectiles. She was the unwilling object of affection to a Troyjan (an alien race whose people have no noses) prince named Trauma.

References[link]

1. ^ the cartoon on youtube
2. ^ Atalante

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Atalanta

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• Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 9. 2 for Atalanta and 1.8.3 for the Boar Hunt
• Rubens's "Atalanta and Meleager" in the Lady Lever Art Gallery
• http://www.theoi.com/heroines/atalanta
• Reference to Kindled the Brand in Meleager's death

Corinna Kneuer (born January 4, 1958),^[2] best known by her stage name Cory (or Corey) Everson, is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress. She won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row from 1984 to 1989.^[3]

Education[link]

Corinna Kneuer was born in Racine, Wisconsin and attended high school in Deerfield, Illinois. She attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she was a multi-sport standout (gymnastics, track & field and badminton).^[4]

Personal life[link]

While attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she met Jeff Everson, a competitive bodybuilder who worked there as a strength coach. They married in 1982. While they were married, the Eversons built a successful mail-order clothing business called Sampson and Delilah.^[5]

Everson, who adopted a Romanian child, is active with Nightlight Christian Adoptions, a charity that brings orphans from Russia and Belarus to the US to stay with families looking to adopt a child.^[6]

Bodybuilding career[link]

Cory Everson began to train seriously as a bodybuilder after her graduation, and made rapid progress. In the early years, she and Jeff trained at Ernie's Gym on Sherman Avenue in Madison.

Contest history[link]

• 1980 Ms. Mid America - 1st (Tall and Overall)
• 1980 American Couples - 3rd
• 1981 Ms. Midwest Open - 1st (Tall & Overall)
• 1981 Ms. Central USA - 1st (HW and Overall)
• 1981 Couples America - 1st
• 1981 American Championships - 11th (MW)
• 1982 Ms. East Coast - 1st (MW)
• 1982 Bodybuilding Expo III - 2nd (MW)
• 1982 Bodybuilding Expo Couples - 2nd
• 1982 AFWB American Championships - 5th (HW)
• 1982 IFBB North American - 1st (MW and Overall)
• 1982 IFBB North American Mixed Pairs - 1st
• 1983 Bodybuilding Expo IV - 1st (MW and Overall)
• 1983 Bodybuilding Expo Mixed Pairs - 1st
• 1983 U.S. Bodybuilding Championships Couples - 1st
• 1983 AFWB American Championships - 8th (HW)
• 1983 NPC Nationals - 2nd (HW)
• 1984 American Women's Championships - 1st (HW and Overall)
• 1984 NPC Nationals - 1st (HW and Overall)^[7]
• 1984 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st^[3]
• 1985 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st^[3]
• 1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st^[3]
• 1987 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st^[3]
• 1988 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st^[3]
• 1989 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st^[3]

Everson is unique in having never lost a Ms. Olympia contest.^[7]

Awards and honors[link]

In January 1999, Everson was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame, as part of the inaugural group.^[8] She was inducted into the Muscle Beach Venice Body Building Hall of Fame on September 5, 2005.

At the 2007 Arnold Classic she became the first woman to be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2008, Everson was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame.^[9]

Film and television career[link]

After retiring from competition, Everson began acting. Her first major movie appearance was in Double Impact (1991) alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[10] In it she plays Kara, a bone-crushing assassin to the main badguy.^[11] This involves a number of impressive fight scenes. She took a minor role in Natural Born Killers (1994). Then in Ballistic (1995), (known in some countries as Fist of Justice) she reprised the evil musclewoman role with bravado. However she loses the final epic fight to Marjean Holden playing an undercover cop.

Everson has made a number of TV guest appearances, most notably playing Atalanta on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Everson was the original host of the fitness show BodyShaping,^[12] which she also produced. She also hosted her own exercise show on ESPN, Cory Everson's Gotta Sweat,^[13] for seven years.

Filmography[link]

Television work[link]

Family[link]

Cory and Jeff Everson divorced in 1996; however, she kept 'Everson' as her stage name. She married Dr. Steve Donia, a cosmetic dentist, in 1998; they have two children that they adopted from Russia. Everson's sister, Cameo Kneuer, is a two-time Ms. National Fitness champion.

Books authored[link]

• Strength Training for Beauty Volume 3 - Number 1Runner's World Magazine Company (1986)
• Superflex: Ms. Olympia's Guide to Building a Strong & Sexy Body Contemporary Books (1987) ISBN 0-8092-4865-4 with Jeff Everson
• Back in Shape Houghton Mifflin Company (1991) ISBN 0-395-56272-4 with Stephen Hochschuler
• Cory Everson's Workout Perigee Trade (1991) ISBN 0-399-51684-0 with Jeff Everson
• Cory Everson's Fat-Free & Fit Perigee Trade (1994) ISBN 0-399-51858-4 with Carole Jacobs
• Cory Everson's Lifebalance Perigee Trade (1998) ISBN 0-399-52444-4

References[link]

External links[link]

• Facebook Page
• Official website
• Ms Olympia 1986 online - Cory everson win
• Cory Everson at the Internet Movie Database
• Cory Everson fitness filmography at Rotten Tomatoes

Andrea Pirlo

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Pirlo
Date of birth	(1979-05-19) 19 May 1979 (age 33)
Place of birth	Flero, Lombardy, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Juventus
Number	21
Youth career
1994–1995	Brescia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1998	Brescia	47	(6)
1998–2001	Internazionale	22	(0)
1999–2000	→ Reggina (loan)	28	(6)
2001	→ Brescia (loan)	10	(0)
2001–2011	Milan	284	(32)
2011–	Juventus	37	(3)
National team‡
1998–2002	Italy U-21	37	(15)
2000–2004	Olympic Italy	9	(1)
2002–	Italy	83	(9)
Honours Competitor for  Italy Summer Olympics Bronze 2004 Athens FIFA World Cup Gold Germany 2006
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2012

Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI^[1][2] (born 19 May 1979 in Flero, Lombardy), is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of the world's best player in this position.^[3] Praised for his inventive play and his long passing ability, he is also a set-piece specialist.^[4]

Pirlo has played for the Italian youth teams U-15, U-18 and U-21, captaining and leading the latter to victory in the 2000 as the Golden Player and Top Scorer of the tournament. He joined the Italian senior side during the qualification round for World Cup 2002 and captained the national team to a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Later, he was instrumental in their victory in the 2006 World Cup. He was named man of the match three times, including the final, more than any other player in the tournament, and ultimately won the Bronze Ball (third best player in tournament).

With Milan, he has won two UEFA Champions League (2003 and 2007), two European Super Cups (2003 and 2007), two Scudetti (2004 and 2011) an Italian Super Cup (2004), a FIFA Club World Cup (2007), and the Italian Cup in 2003.

He came in third and second in IFFHS World Playmaker of the Year awards in 2006 and 2007, respectively.^[5][5] Fellow players on the Italian team gave him the nickname "l'architetto" (the architect) because his long passes frequently set up goal-scoring opportunities for the Azzurri (Italian national team).^[6]

Club career[link]

Pirlo was born in Flero, Lombardy, Italy. His brother Ivan plays for a Serie C2 club in Brescia. Pirlo made his debut for Brescia against Reggina. After breaking into the Brescia first team, Pirlo was spotted by Internazionale coach Mircea Lucescu, who signed the playmaker. Pirlo was unable to break into the first squad, however, and Internazionale finished eighth in the 1998–99 Serie A campaign. Pirlo was shipped off on loan to the club he made his debut against in 1995, Reggina. After an impressive season, he returned to Internazionale but was once again unable to break into the first squad, making just four league appearances and spent the second half of the season on loan at former club, Brescia.

Milan[link]

After three seasons on the Internazionale books, Pirlo was sold to fierce rivals Milan for 35 billion Italian lire^[7] (about €18 million). That transfer windows the two clubs has also swapped Cristian Brocchi for Guly; Paolo Ginestra for Matteo Bogani. The deals later reported by press were also aimed to create "false profit" by inflating the transfer fees in the swap deal, which Ginestra and Bogani both created €3.5 million "profit" for both clubs but in terms of registration rights.^[8][9]

Andrea Pirlo warming up with Milan against Fiorentina

It was at Milan where he found his true strides developing into a world class player. With Milan, he won two Scudetto and two Champions League titles. He also won an Italian Cup and two UEFA Super Cups with Milan in 2003 and 2007. His most forgettable incident, however, was the penalty miss during 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, as his spot kick was saved by Jerzy Dudek.^[10]

Pirlo started his career as an offensive midfielder until coach Carlo Mazzone developed a deep-seated playmaking role while at Brescia with Roberto Baggio. Carlo Ancelotti further-developed this role at Milan. Since then, he has formed a formidable partnership with Gennaro Gattuso in the midfield and has earned the nickname the metronome for the way he sets the team's rhythm.^[11] He led Serie A in the 2002–03 season in four special categories — passes played (2589), ball possession (123 hours played and 39 minutes), successful balls (661), and successful passes (2093). This implies that he averaged almost 90 passes per game. He led Milan in minutes played for the 2006–07 season with 2,782. In October 2007, he was nominated for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year Award but it went to Milan teammate Kaká instead. After Kaká and coach Carlo Ancelotti left Milan in the summer of 2009, Chelsea tested Milan's resolve by bidding $12 million and Claudio Pizarro for Pirlo. The club rejected the offer and Pirlo was said to be contemplating a transfer request.^{[citation needed]} On 5 August, club owner Silvio Berlusconi decided not to sell Pirlo, who said he was overjoyed and wanted to end his career at Milan.^[12] On 21 October 2009, Pirlo scored a notable 30 meter goal in Milan's 3–2 win over Real Madrid.^[13]

Milan played host to Genoa on 25 September 2010, Pirlo provided a lovely lifted ball over the top of the defense to set striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic free to score the solitary goal of the game.^[14] On 2 October Pirlo scored a 40-yard goal against Parma to give Milan their first away win of the 2010–11 season.^[15] On 14 May 2012, Pirlo came appeared in his last match for Milan, coming on as a half-time substitute for Massimo Ambrosini as the club celebrated their Scudetto with a 4-1 thumping of Cagliari.^[16] Four days later, Pirlo confirmed that he would be leaving Milan at the end of the 2010–11 season, after a mutual decision not to renew his contract.^[17] In his last season in Milan, Pirlo only appeared in the league 17 times notching just one goal and three assists.^[18]

Friendly match against América in New York City

Juventus[link]

In 2011, Juventus announced the signing of Pirlo as a free agent on a contract that will last until 2014.^[19] His debut with Juventus was a friendly match against Sporting Clube de Portugal, which they lost 2–1. His first competitive match with La Vecchia Signora was the Serie A opening match against Parma at home and tallied two assists, for Stephan Lichtsteiner and Claudio Marchisio, in a 4–1 victory.^[20][21] Antonio Conte played him alongside younger midfielders Marchisio and new signing Arturo Vidal in a three-man midfield.

His first goal for Juventus was a free kick against Catania on 18 February 2012 securing a 3-1 victory for the Old Lady and put the club back at the top of the Serie A table, above his former side Milan.^[22] On 18 March, Pirlo scored in a 5–0 demolition of Fiorentina and after the game dedicated the win to Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac arrest playing for Bolton Wanderers during a match against Tottenham Hotspur the same day.^[23][24]

He finished the season winning the Scudetto after helping the Old Lady secure a 2-0 victory over Cagliari Calcio,^[25] the midfield general also provided the most assists in the Serie A season, with 13.^[26] Pirlo also found the back of the net three times in the league as he was named to the Serie A "Team of the Year" along with midfielder partner Arturo Vidal, proving that he still has what it takes to cut it at the top level following his departure from Milan.^[27]

International career[link]

Andrea Pirlo playing for Italy against Belgium

Pirlo is a silent leader. He speaks with his feet.

—Marcello Lippi

Pirlo captained Italy to an Under-21 European Championship in 2000 and semi-finalists in 2002. Pirlo played for Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics, won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics.

2006 World Cup[link]

Pirlo was a member of the Italian Squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.^[28] In Italy's first match in the tournament, Pirlo scored the opening goal against Ghana, and subsequently set up a goal for Vincenzo Iaquinta to seal a 2-0 victory, as the midfielder was named Man of the Match.^[29] In the second match, he set up a diving header for Alberto Gilardino from a set piece which proved to be vital in their 1–1 draw against the United States.^[30]

In the semi-final against Germany, he assisted on the opening goal in the dying minutes, and was again named Man of the Match, as italy triumphed 2-0 over the hosts.^[31] In the final against France, his corner kick produced Marco Materazzi's equalizing header ten minutes after France had opened the score. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, in which he scored.^[32][33] He was named Man of the Match for a third time, and was voted third-best player of the tournament, winning the Bronze Ball.^[34]

Post World Cup[link]

On 17 June 2008, Pirlo netted a penalty as Italy defeated France 2-0, to send their rivals and World Cup runners-up crashing out of the European Championships at the group stage.^[35] Italy lost on penalty kicks to eventual winners Spain in the quarterfinals, as Pirlo and Milan teammate Gennaro Gattuso were suspended for the match.^[36]

Pirlo was not able to play the first two games in the 2010 World Cup for Italy due to recent injuries.^[37] He came off the bench for Italy late in the match on 24 June against Slovakia. Even with his help in orchestrating a renewed Italian offense, Pirlo could not prevent Italy from being knocked out of the first round.^[38]

Pirlo appeared in nine matches as Italy successfully qualified for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine,^[39] netting one goal in Italy's 5-0 hammering of minnows Faroe Islands on 7 September 2010.^[40] Because of his good performances in leading Juventus to becoming Italian champions, Italy coach Cesare Prandelli included the playmaker in his 32-man provisional squad for the Euros.^[41][42]

Personal life[link]

Andrea Pirlo and his wife Deborah Roversi married in 2001 and have two children: son Niccolò (born 2003) and daughter Angela (born 2006). ^[43][44]

Career statistics[link]

As of 13 May 2012^[45]

¹European competitions include the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
²Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup^[46]

International goals[link]

As of 7 September 2010^[47]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	May 30, 2004	Radès, Tunisia	Tunisia	4–0	Win	Friendly
2.	March 26, 2005	Milan, Italy	Scotland	2–0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
3.	March 26, 2005	Milan, Italy	Scotland	2–0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
4.	August 17, 2005	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Win	Friendly
5.	June 12, 2006	Hanover, Germany	Ghana	2–0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2006
6.	October 13, 2007	Genoa, Italy	Georgia	2–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
7.	June 17, 2008	Zurich, Switzerland	France	2–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008
8.	March 28, 2009	Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	2–0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification
9.	September, 2010	Florence, Italy	Faroe Islands	5–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification

Honours[link]

Milan[link]

• Serie A: 2003-04, 2010-11
• Coppa Italia: 2002-03
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2003, 2007
• UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Juventus[link]

• Serie A: 2011-12

International[link]

• UEFA Under-21 European Championship: 2000
• 2004 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
• FIFA World Cup: 2006

Individual[link]

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player: 2000
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Top Scorer: 2000
• 2006 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament
• FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball Award: 2006
• 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match
• FIFPro World XI: 2006

References[link]

External links[link]

• FootballDatabase.com provides Pirlo's profile and stats

Awards
Preceded by Hong Myung-Bo	FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball 2006	Succeeded by David Villa

Italy Squad v t e Italy squad – 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (4th Title) 1 De Sanctis 2 Grandoni 3 Mezzano 4 Zanchi 5 Ferrari 6 Gattuso 7 Comandini 8 Baronio 9 Ventola 10 Pirlo 11 Perrotta 12 Abbiati 13 Coco 14 Rivalta 15 Cirillo 16 Vannucchi 17 Zanetti 18 Firmani 19 Rossi 20 Spinesi 21 Diana 22 Lupatelli Coach: Tardelli v t e Italy squad – 2000 Summer Olympics 1 De Sanctis 2 Grandoni 3 Mezzano 4 Zanchi 5 Ferrari 6 Gattuso 7 Comandini 8 Baronio 9 Ventola 10 Pirlo 11 Zambrotta 12 Margiotta 13 Ambrosini 14 Rivalta 15 Cirillo 16 Vannucchi 17 Zanetti 18 Abbiati 21 Firmani Coach: Tardelli v t e Italy squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Rossi 2 Bonera 3 Bellini 4 Ferrari 5 Cannavaro 6 Donati 7 Marchionni 8 Brighi 9 Maccarone 10 Pirlo 11 Bonazzoli 12 Spadavecchia 13 Castellini 14 Dainelli 15 Lucchini 16 Natali 17 Blasi 18 Gatti 19 Pinzi 20 Caracciolo 21 Iaquinta 22 Pelizzoli Coach: Gentile v t e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Buffon 2 Panucci 3 Oddo 4 Zanetti 5 Cannavaro (c) 6 Ferrari 7 Del Piero 8 Gattuso 9 Vieri 10 Totti 11 Corradi 12 Toldo 13 Nesta 14 Fiore 15 Favalli 16 Camoranesi 17 Di Vaio 18 Cassano 19 Zambrotta 20 Perrotta 21 Pirlo 22 Peruzzi 23 Materazzi Coach: Trapattoni v t e Italy squad – 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalists 1 Amelia 2 Chiellini 3 Moretti 4 Ferrari 5 Bonera 6 De Rossi 7 Pinzi 8 Palombo 9 Gilardino 10 Pirlo 11 Sculli 12 Gasbarroni 13 Barzagli 14 Bovo 15 Donadel 16 Del Nero 17 Mesto 18 Pelizzoli Coach: Gentile v t e Italy squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Winners (4th Title) 1 Buffon 2 Zaccardo 3 Grosso 4 De Rossi 5 Cannavaro (c) 6 Barzagli 7 Del Piero 8 Gattuso 9 Toni 10 Totti 11 Gilardino 12 Peruzzi 13 Nesta 14 Amelia 15 Iaquinta 16 Camoranesi 17 Barone 18 Inzaghi 19 Zambrotta 20 Perrotta 21 Pirlo 22 Oddo 23 Materazzi Coach: Lippi v t e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Buffon 2 Panucci 3 Grosso 4 Chiellini 5 Gamberini 6 Barzagli 7 Del Piero (c) 8 Gattuso 9 Toni 10 De Rossi 11 Di Natale 12 Borriello 13 Ambrosini 14 Amelia 15 Quagliarella 16 Camoranesi 17 De Sanctis 18 Cassano 19 Zambrotta 20 Perrotta 21 Pirlo 22 Aquilani 23 Materazzi Coach: Donadoni v t e Italy squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Buffon 2 Santon 3 Grosso 4 Chiellini 5 Cannavaro (c) 6 Legrottaglie 7 Pepe 8 Gattuso 9 Toni 10 De Rossi 11 Gilardino 12 De Sanctis 13 Gamberini 14 Amelia 15 Iaquinta 16 Camoranesi 17 Rossi 18 Palombo 19 Zambrotta 20 Montolivo 21 Pirlo 22 Dossena 23 Quagliarella Coach: Lippi v t e Italy squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon 2 Maggio 3 Criscito 4 Chiellini 5 Cannavaro (c) 6 De Rossi 7 Pepe 8 Gattuso 9 Iaquinta 10 Di Natale 11 Gilardino 12 Marchetti 13 Bocchetti 14 De Sanctis 15 Marchisio 16 Camoranesi 17 Palombo 18 Quagliarella 19 Zambrotta 20 Pazzini 21 Pirlo 22 Montolivo 23 Bonucci Coach: Lippi v t e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Buffon (c) 2 Maggio 3 Chiellini 4 Ogbonna 5 Motta 6 Balzaretti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Balotelli 10 Cassano 11 Di Natale 12 Sirigu 13 Giaccherini 14 De Sanctis 15 Barzagli 16 De Rossi 17 Borini 18 Montolivo 19 Bonucci 20 Giovinco 21 Pirlo 22 Diamanti 23 Nocerino Coach: Prandelli