Emmanuel Cascione (born 22 September 1983) is an Italian

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He was most recently the manager of club

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

Playing career

Cascione was signed by

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in July 2000, and released in January 2002. He then joined

, at that time at Serie B. He followed the club relegated to

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

, and returned to Serie B by joined

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

in summer 2005.

Cesena

In the summer of 2013 he joined

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

on a free transfer. In August 2013 Cascione was signed by Serie B club

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

in temporary deal, Cesena also received €500,000 from Parma as ''premi di valorizzazione''.Parma FC SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013
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On 30 June 2014, Cascione was signed by Cesena outright in three-year contract, in a direct cashless swap with goalkeeper Nicola Ravaglia.

Coaching career

On 17 July 2019, he joined

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club Cattolica Calcio San Marino as a head coach. In July 2022, Cascione was hired by

club

. He was sacked on 25 October 2022 due to negative results.

References

External links

Pescara Calcio profile
1983 births Living people People from Catanzaro Sportspeople from the Province of Catanzaro Footballers from Calabria Italian footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players West Ham United F.C. players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Rimini F.C. 1912 players Reggina 1914 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players A.C. Cesena players Santarcangelo Calcio players Forlì F.C. players Italian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Italian football managers U.S. Pistoiese 1921 managers Serie D managers {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub