Claudio Pizarro will have his farewell match on September 24th at the Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany.
The club announced that this match will mark the farewell of the 'Bombardero de los Andes' on the football fields. Let's remember that it was in this club where 'Pizza' started the legacy he left in Germany, becoming one of the highest-scoring foreign players in the history of the Bundesliga.
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Claudio Pizarro, 43 years old, decided to hang up his boots professionally in 2020. In the midst of the pandemic, the 'Bombardero de los Andes' retired from football by playing with Werder Bremen in a season where he managed to avoid relegation. A strange retirement for the Peruvian as thousands of German fans dreamed of attending that match.
However, two years later and in a context where people are already attending stadiums, Werder Bremen announced that Claudio Pizarro will have his farewell match at the Weserstadion in Bremen. The club that trusted him will organize this great match that will bring together the player's friends.
In this match, Werder Bremen will play against Bayern Munich and Claudio Pizarro will play 45 minutes for each team. Undoubtedly, a unique experience for the 'Bombardero de los Andes' who scored 197 goals in the Bundesliga, being one of the top scorers in the German tournament and the top foreign scorer until March 2019.
Another important fact about Claudio Pizarro is that he is one of the few players to have played in the Bundesliga for 4 decades: from 1999 to 2020 were the years the national striker played in German football.
How many Champions League titles did Claudio Pizarro win?
Claudio Pizarro won one UEFA Champions League title with Bayern Munich. It happened in the 2013 season when they defeated Borussia Dortmund.