Francisco Pizarro

Francsico Pizarro Fortunat (born 3 March 1971) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Lima, Pizarro was a Sporting Cristal youth graduate. After making his first team debut in 1990, he played for two seasons with León de Huánuco before joining Alianza Lima in 1994. With the latter side, he featured in three Copa Libertadores editions, being a regular starter in the 1997 tournament. Pizarro signed for Alianza Atlético in 1998, and subsequently represented top tier sides Juan Aurich, Deportivo Municipal, Melgar, Unión Huaral and Atlético 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 with Flavio Maestri during a training in November of that year. He retired in the following year, at the age of 36.