Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi

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Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi
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Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Ajaccio, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Ajaccio (analyst)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2014 AC Ajaccio 179 (2)
2014–2015 San Jose Earthquakes 27 (1)
2016–2017 Paris FC 32 (2)
2017–2018 Alki Oroklini 15 (1)
2018–2020 Gazélec Ajaccio 48 (0)
2020–2021 Olympias Lympion 28 (1)
2021–2022 Omonia Aradippou 27 (0)
International career
2009 Corsica 4 (0)
Managerial career
2023 Ethnikos Achna (analyst)
2023–2024 AC Ajaccio (analyst)
2025– Valour FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (born 17 June 1985) is a retired French footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and currently serves as an assistant coach with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.

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Club career

Jean-Baptiste began his professional career with AC Ajaccio during the 2006–07 season, making his debut under coach Ruud Krol. He made 25 appearances in his debut season in Ligue 2, and was also an important player during Gernot Rohr's tenure at the club. He also captained the club during the 2010–11 season in which he helped Ajaccio gain promotion to Ligue 1. In his first season in the top flight, Pierazzi appeared in 34 league matches and helped the club maintain its Ligue 1 status. [1] During his time with Ajaccio, Pierazzi appeared in 112 Ligue 2 matches and 67 Ligue 1 matches.

During January 2014, Pierazzi signed with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes. [2]

Post retirement

From February to May 2023, Pierazzi worked as 'Head of Video & Tactical Analysis' for Cypriot club Ethnikos Achna. [3] In the summer of 2023, Pierazzi returned to his former club, AC Ajaccio, where he was hired as a video analyst. [4]

In 2025, he joined Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League as an assistant coach. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Baptiste Pierazzi Pourrait quitter l AC Ajaccio" [Jean Baptiste Pierazzi to quit AC Ajaccio] (in French). France3. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jean Baptiste Pierazzi signs with San Jose". mlssoccer.com. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi at LinkedIN
  4. ↑ 𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙣-𝘽𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙞 𝙙𝙞 𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙪 ✊, instagram.com, 29 June 2023
  5. ↑ Jacques, John (16 February 2025). "Valour Adds Former MLS Midfielder To Coaching Staff". Northern Tribune.


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