Marcos Pizzelli
Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli (Armenian: Մարկոս Պինեյրո Պիզզելլի, born on 3 October 1984 in Piracicaba, Brazil), is a Brazilian-Armenian football midfielder who plays for Russian Premier League club Kuban Krasnodar.
International career
In May 2008, he received Armenian citizenship and became a member of the Armenia national team. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2008 and scored on his debut in a friendly away game against Moldova. On 12 October 2010 he scored his second international goal against Andorra and the 4th goal of the match, which eventually ended 4-0 in favor of Armenia. That victory then went on to secure Armenia's by that time highest ever FIFA World Ranking as 59th.
International goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2008-5-28 | Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol, Moldova | Moldova | 0-1 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
2 | 2010-10-12 | Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Andorra | 4–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2012 Q |
3 | 2011-6-4 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Russia | 0-1 | 3–1 | Euro 2012 Q |
4 | 2011-9-2 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 0-1 | 0-3 | Euro 2012 Q |
5 | 2011-10-7 | Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Macedonia | 1-0 [1] | 4-1 | Euro 2012 Q |
6 | 2012-2-29 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | Canada | 1-1 | 1-3 | Friendly match |
7 | 2012-2-29 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | Canada | 1-2 | 1-3 | Friendly match |