Mauricio Pellegrino

Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino (born October 5 1971 in Leones, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer.

Mauricio Pellegrino

Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper, Centre back
‡ National team caps and goals as of February 4 2007

A commanding stalwart that helped Valencia to the 2003/2004 Spanish First Division title and UEFA Cup, Pellegrino is an experienced defender who is highly respected, despite missing the decisive penalty in the 2001 Champion's League final during the penalty shootout against Bayern Munich. However, he was frozen out by then-Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri, and consequently joined his former boss (and Ranieri's predecessor) Rafael Benítez at Liverpool F.C. on a free transfer, signing a six-month contract in January 2005. At the end of this contract, he was allowed to join Alavés.

Honours

National

• 3 Clausura (Vélez Sarsfield 1993, 1996, 1998)
• 1 Apertura (Vélez Sarsfield 1995)
• 3 La Liga Champions (FC Barcelona 1998-1999), (Valencia CF 2001-2002, 2003-2004)
• 1 Spanish Super Cup (Valencia CF 1999)

International

• 1 Copa Libertadores (Vélez Sarsfield 1994)
• 1 Copa Intercontinental (Vélez Sarsfield 1994)
• 1 Supercopa Sudamericana (Vélez Sarsfield 1996)
• 1 Recopa Sudamericana (Vélez Sarsfield 1997)
• 1 UEFA Cup (Valencia CF 2003-04)
• 1 European Super Cup (Valencia CF 2004)