Eduardo Berizzo - International Career

International Career

Berizzo made his debut for Argentina in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Venezuela, on 9 October 1996. He was picked up for the squads for the 1997 Copa América – only playing in the quarterfinal loss to Peru, being sent off after two yellow cards – and the 1999 Copa América, where he was not used.

Berizzo played his last international on 15 November 2000, in the 2002 World Cup qualifier against Chile, appearing seven minutes in a 2–0 away win. He broke his ankle in February 2002, completely ruling him out of the final stages in South Korea and Japan.

When Marcelo Bielsa took over as Chile manager in July 2007, Berizzo became assistant manager. On 10 October 2009, in a World Cup qualifier against Colombia (4–2 away win), he was ejected alongside Fabián Orellana and eventually received a four-match ban, not being present on the bench for the entirety of the final stages in South Africa.

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