| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Pizarro Fortunat | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-03-03)3 March 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Cristal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1992–1993 | León de Huánuco | ||
| 1994–1997 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1998 | Alianza Atlético | 32 | (0) |
| 1999 | Juan Aurich | 36 | (0) |
| 2000 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Melgar | 62 | (1) |
| 2003 | Unión Huaral | 15 | (0) |
| 2004 | Atlético Universidad | ||
| 2005 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Atlético Universidad | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Alianza Lima (interim) | ||
| 2015 | Alianza Lima (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Deportivo Municipal (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Deportivo Municipal (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Ecosem Pasco | ||
| 2023 | UTC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francsico Pizarro Fortunat (born 3 March 1971) is a Peruvian footballmanager and former player who played as agoalkeeper.
Born inLima, Pizarro was aSporting Cristal youth graduate. After making his first team debut in 1990, he played for two seasons withLeón de Huánuco before joiningAlianza Lima in 1994. With the latter side, he featured in threeCopa Libertadores editions, being a regular starter in the1997 tournament.[1]
Pizarro signed forAlianza Atlético in 1998, and subsequently represented top tier sidesJuan Aurich,Deportivo Municipal,Melgar,Unión Huaral andAtlético Universidad before returning to his first club Sporting Cristal for the 2005 season. After featuring rarely, he returned to Atlético Universidad later in that year.
In 2006, aged 34, Pizarro returned to Alianza Lima, but his second spell was marked by the fight withFlavio Maestri during a training in November of that year.[2] He retired in the following year, at the age of 36.
After retiring, Pizarro became a goalkeeping coach of Alianza in 2012, and was involved in a fight with León de Huánuco goalkeeperJuan Flores in August of that year, during a match between both clubs.[3] On 1 October 2013, he was named interim manager of Alianza, in the place ofWilmar Valencia.[4]
Back to his previous role after the appointment ofGuillermo Sanguinetti, Pizarro was again named interim on 29 October 2015, afterGustavo Roverano resigned.[5] In the following month, he agreed to joinGustavo Costas' staff atAtlas, as a goalkeeping coach.[6]
Back to his home country in January 2017, Pizarro joinedDeportivo Municipal's staff as a goalkeeping coach, but was appointed interim manager of the club on 22 May of that year, afterMarcelo Grioni left.[7] He later worked as a goalkeeping coach ofUTC andEcosem Pasco, being appointed manager of the latter on 27 March 2023.[8]
Pizarro returned to UTC on 24 May 2023, now being named manager.[9] He left on a mutual agreement on 25 July, after one win in five matches.[10]
Sporting Cristal
Alianza Lima