David Pirri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almazán and the second or maternal family name is Abril.
David Pirri
Personal information
Full name David Almazán Abril
Date of birth (1974-02-12) 12 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Sabadell (youth)
2009–2010 Sabadell
2014–2016 Terrassa
2017–2021 Shanghai Shenhua U18
2022 Bayamón FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 a manager who currently manages Bayamón FC in the Liga Puerto Rico.[1]

He amassed Segunda División totals of 202 matches and 11 goals over nine seasons, representing mainly Barcelona B. He added 97 scoreless appearances in La Liga, with Mérida, Numancia and Zaragoza.

In 2008, Pirri started working as a manager.

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 with the latter on 6 February 1993, coming on as a second half substitute in a 6–1 home routing of Palamós CF.[2]

Pirri scored his first league goal on 16 October 1994, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against CD Leganés.[3] In the 1995 summer he signed for La Liga club CP Mérida, and made his debut in the competition on 24 September 1995 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 loss at SD Compostela.[4]

In August 1999, after alternating between the first two major levels, Pirri joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being immediately loaned to UD Las Palmas.[5] He appeared sparingly due to a serious knee injury, as his team returned to the top level after a 12-year absence.

In the 2000 off-season, Pirri moved on loan to CD Numancia in the top flight,[6] appearing regularly but being relegated.[7] In the following year, still owned by Deportivo, he signed with Sporting de Gijón.[8]

In July 2002, Pirri agreed to a two-year contract with second division side Real Zaragoza.[9] He left in 2005 after appearing in only two matches during the campaign, and joined Albacete Balompié.[10]

In August 2006, after a failed trial at Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[11] Pirri moved to Mérida UD from Segunda División B.[12] He signed with fellow league team CE Sabadell FC the following year,[13] and retired with the club in 2008 aged 33.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Pirri was appointed manager of his last club Sabadell's youth setup. On 27 November 2009, after Ramón Moya's dismissal at the helm of the first team, he was named his successor.[14]

In May 2014, Pirri was named coach of Terrassa FC.[15]

Personal life

Pirri's son Daniel is also a professional footballer currently playing for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[16]

Honours

Mérida

Las Palmas

Zaragoza

References

  1. ^ "David Almazán «Pirri», será el Nuevo Director Técnico del Bayamón FC".
  2. ^ Destape barcelonista en el Mini (Barcelona go crazy at the Mini); Mundo Deportivo, 7 February 1993 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Barça 'B' también gana al final y contra diez (Barça 'B' also win in the end and against ten); Mundo Deportivo, 17 October 1994 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Compostela gana y ya es cuarto (Compostela win and are already fourth); Mundo Deportivo, 25 September 1995 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Pirri y Renaldo cierran la plantilla grancanaria (Pirri and Renaldo complete the Canarian squad); Mundo Deportivo, 18 August 1999 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Tres cesiones para el Numancia (Three loans for Numancia); Mundo Deportivo, 10 August 2000 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ 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 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ David Pirri, presentado como jugador del Real Zaragoza (David Pirri, presented as Real Zaragoza player); Diario AS, 16 July 2002 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ David Pirri y Santamaría ya están en Albacete (David Pirri and Santamaría are already in Albacete); Diario AS, 28 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ David Pirri no fitxarà (David Pirri will not sign); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 10 August 2006 (in Catalan)
  12. ^ El Mérida rescata al histórico David Pirri (Mérida rescue historical David Pirri); El Periódico de Extremadura, 18 August 2006 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ El Centre d'Esports Sabadell presenta oficialment els cinc primers fitxatges per la propera temporada (Centre d'Esports Sabadell officially present the first five signings for the current season) Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Radio Sabadell FM, 3 July 2007 (in Catalan)
  14. ^ Pirri dirigirá al Sabadell hasta final de temporada (Pirri will manage Sabadell until the end of the season) Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 27 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ 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 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ "重遇韋拿叔叔 丹尼爾：喺佢身上學到好多". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.