Guido Pizarro


Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the head coach of Tigres UANL.
Pizarro spent the majority of his playing career with Tigres UANL, where he made over 400 appearances for the club.
He is nicknamed "Conde", and is a naturalized Mexican citizen.

Club career

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 UANL, 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. He spent a year at the club and made 40 appearances across all competitions.
On 7 June 2018, Pizarro returned to Tigres UANL 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 UANL.

International career

In 2016, Pizarro was named in the preliminary Argentina squad for Copa América Centenario, but was not included in the final squad. 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 but did not make the final 23.

Managerial career

On March 3, 2025, Pizarro took over as the head coach of Tigres UANL, replacing Veljko Paunović, less than one day after playing in a league game for Tigres against Necaxa. On 14 April, he was handed a three-match ban following an altercation with an assistant coach from the opposing team.

Honours

Tigres UANL
Individual