David Almazán Abril (born 12 February 1974), known as David Pirri or simply Pirri, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a midfielder, and a

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who currently manages Bayamón FC in the

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. He amassed

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totals of 202 matches and 11 goals over nine seasons, representing mainly

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. 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 Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Ind ...

, 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

, 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 Palamós Club de Futbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Palamós, a town and commercial port in the ''Costa Brava'', in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in the late 19th century, it currently plays in '' Tercera Divisió ...

. Pirri scored his first league goal on 16 October 1994, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

. In the 1995 summer he signed for La Liga club

CP Mérida Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its ...

, and made his debut in the competition on 24 September 1995 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 loss at

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. In August 1999, after alternating between the first two major levels, Pirri joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being immediately loaned to UD Las Palmas. He appeared sparingly due to a serious

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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 Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

in the top flight, appearing regularly but being relegated. In the following year, still owned by Deportivo, he signed with Sporting de Gijón. In July 2002, Pirri agreed to a two-year contract with second division side Real Zaragoza. He left in 2005 after appearing in only two matches during the campaign, and joined Albacete Balompié. In August 2006, after a failed trial at Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Pirri moved to

Mérida UD Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Roma ...

from

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. He signed with fellow league team CE Sabadell FC the following year, 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

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's dismissal at the helm of the first team, he was named his successor. In May 2014, Pirri was named coach of Terrassa FC.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

Honours

Mérida *

: 1996–97 Las Palmas *

: 1999–2000 Zaragoza * Copa del Rey: 2003–04

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pirri, David 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Sabadell Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players CP Mérida footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players UD Las Palmas players CD Numancia players Sporting de Gijón players Real Zaragoza players Albacete Balompié players Mérida UD footballers CE Sabadell FC footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers CE Sabadell FC managers Terrassa FC managers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. non-playing staff