Pasquale Padalino (Italian pronunciation: [paˈskwaːle padaˈliːno]; born 26 July 1972) is an Italian football manager and a former central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Foggia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Foggia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Foggia | 62 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Bologna | 18 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Lecce | 30 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Foggia | 28 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Fiorentina | 107 | (8) |
| 2000–2002 | Bologna | 15 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Internazionale (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Como | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Verona (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Pisa (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Nocerina | ||
| 2012–2014 | Foggia | ||
| 2014–2015 | Grosseto | ||
| 2015–2016 | Matera | ||
| 2016–2017 | Lecce | ||
| 2018–2019 | Foggia | ||
| 2020–2021 | Juve Stabia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Siena | ||
| 2022 | Turris | ||
| Latina | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editDuring his career, Padalino represented Foggia, Bologna (two stints), Lecce, Fiorentina (where he formed an interesting defensive partnership with Lorenzo Amoruso, later of Rangers), Inter Milan (having only appeared once, in an Italian Cup contest against Udinese where he got injured on his right knee, after a contrast with Roberto Muzzi and missed out the rest of the season) and Como Calcio 1907, where he ended his career in 2004.[1]
International
editPadalino's only international cap came in 1996, in a friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Coaching career
editHaving retired in 2004, Padalino started as assistant coach to cousin[citation needed] Gian Piero Ventura at Hellas Verona, leaving at the end of the season to rejoin the first team at Foggia, as its administrative secretary.
In 2007–08, Padalino rejoined Ventura as his assistant at Pisa, also in the second level.
In 2009–10, Padalino started his career as head coach at Nocerina in the Seconda Divisione until the end of the season.
On 7 August 2012, he was named the new coach of [[A.C.D]. Foggia Calcio|Foggia]] in the Serie D. He led the team to promotion to Lega Pro in 2014 and then left the club.
In November 2014, he became the new manager of Grosseto in the Lega Pro, but he was fired in January 2015, before the end of the season.
On 5 October 2015, he was appointed as the new coach of Matera, ending the season in sixth place in the Lega Pro.
On 13 June 2016, he was named as the new coach of Lecce in the Lega Pro. He was sacked on 24 April 2017 with two games to spare.
He returned into management on 18 December 2018 after being appointed head coach of Foggia, in the Serie B league.[2]
On 13 August 2020, he was hired by Juve Stabia, freshly relegated into Serie C.[3] He left the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.
On 29 December 2021, Padalino was appointed as the new head coach of Serie C club Siena.[4] On 12 May 2022, Siena announced Padalino's departure from the club.[5]
On 30 August 2022, he was signed by Turris, another Serie C club.[6] On 25 October 2022, less than months since his appointment, Padalino tended his resignations and left Turris.[7]
In July 2024, Padalino was hired by Serie C club Latina; he was sacked on 20 October 2024 following a string of negative results.[8]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 19 May 2021
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Nocerina | 2 November 2009 | 15 March 2010 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 25.00 | |
| Foggia | 7 August 2012 | 29 May 2014 | 74 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 110 | 82 | +28 | 40.54 | |
| Grosseto | 4 November 2014 | 13 January 2015 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 33.33 | |
| Matera | 6 October 2015 | 12 May 2016 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 43.33 | |
| Lecce | 13 June 2016 | 24 April 2017 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 58.54 | |
| Foggia | 18 December 2018 | 10 March 2019 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 16.67 | |
| Juve Stabia | 17 August 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 47.50 | |
| Siena | 29 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22.22 | |
| Total | 240 | 99 | 80 | 61 | 344 | 268 | +76 | 41.25 | |||
Honours
editClub
edit- Fiorentina
- Italian Cup: 1995–96, runner-up 1998–99
- Italian Supercup: 1996
External links
edit- Inter archive stats (in Italian)
- Pasquale Padalino at Soccerway
References
edit- ^ "UDINESE-INTER 2-1, CALO DEI NERAZZURRI NELLA RIPRESA, NONOSTANTE IL POSITIVO RIENTRO DI VIERI". Inter Official Site. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Padalino è il nuovo allenatore del Foggia" (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Pasquale Padalino è il nuovo allenatore della SS Juve Stabia" (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Pasquale Padalino nuovo tecnico dell'Acn Siena" (in Italian). A.C.N. Siena 1904. 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Siena, niente rinnovo per mister Padalino e il suo staff. La nota del club" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Turris, è Padalino il nuovo allenatore. Annuale con opzione per il prossimo anno" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Turris, arrivano le irrevocabili dimissioni di mister Padalino" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE - Latina, esonerato il tecnico Padalino e il suo staff" (in Italian). TuttoLatina. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.