[6] On 2 November 2009, Pirozzi served as head coach of Messina in the Serie D for a single game against Acicatena, then resigning just three days after his appointment.

[8] Later in 2014 Pirozzi was hired as the new head coach of Rome-based Eccellenza club Trastevere, guiding them to promotion in his first season.

[9] After guiding the club on a successful debut campaign in the Serie D, Pirozzi resigned in August 2016 following the Central Italy earthquake that destroyed the city of Amatrice, where he was serving as mayor at the time.

[13] In March 2023, Pirozzi was appointed in charge of Eccellenza club Atletico Ascoli,[14] guiding them to promotion to Serie D by the end of the season.

[20] He was successively elected councillor of the Province of Rieti for the right-wing National Alliance and then mayor of Amatrice in 2009.