Despite Claudio Pizarro achieved various successes with the in his career in Europe Bayern Munich j Werder Bremen, the Peruvian team was always a big fault. However, during his time with the Blanquirroja he was captain and was able to develop a relationship with several players such as Paolo Guerrero, Jefferson Farfán and Juan Manuel Vargas, whom they called “The Fantastic 4”, but only one of them came to consider them as his friend .
Recently the ‘Bombardero de los Andes’ Luis Guadalupe gave an interview in his YouTube show “La fe del ‘Cuto'”. There, the charismatic former defender ‘Pizarrinha’ asked about his best friends and the former striker didn’t hesitate to mention ‘Loco’ Vargas among them. “Your best friends in football?” they asked him. In this regard, he replied: “Giovane Élber, Owen Hargreaves and Juan Manuel Vargas.”
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Claudio Pizarro and Juan Manuel Vargas fell together in the Peru team. Photo: AFP
Likewise, Pizarro didn’t stop there and also admitted that there was a footballer with whom he liked to coincide in training: the “Condor” Mendoza. “In the Peru team, I’ve always liked to focus on Andés Mendoza,” he said.
Claudio Pizarro and the titles he won
The former forward has an important record on the old continent as he has collected 19 titles in total, including six Bundesliga, six German Cups, three German Super Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one European Super Cup and one Club World Cup.