Filippo "Pippo" Maniero (born 11 September 1972, in

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

) is an Italian retired

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er who played as a striker.

Club career

Maniero played for several teams throughout his career, most notably

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and

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. On 31 August 2005, after having been released on a free transfer consequently to the cancellation of Torino, he signed for Rangers, the last day of the

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at the start of the 2005–06 season. He later joined Nuova Piovese, a Venetian team of

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league, leading it to

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promotion. In July 2006 he left Nuova Piovese for Legnarese, a small

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(8th division) team in which he started his playing career, where he spent the 2006–07 season.

References

External links

Career profile @ FootballPlus.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maniero, Filippo 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Padua Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Atalanta B.C. players A.C. Milan players Calcio Padova players Palermo F.C. players Parma Calcio 1913 players Rangers F.C. players U.C. Sampdoria players Torino F.C. players Venezia F.C. players Brescia Calcio players Footballers from Veneto