Giuseppe "Joe" Paladino (born 29 August 1965) is an English

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coach and former professional player. He is currently the Goalkeeping Coach of New Mills. Paladino also enjoyed a career as a professional boxer.

Football career

Playing career

Paladino, who played as a

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, started his career in non-league football with

Rossendale United Rossendale United Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in the village of Newchurch within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. The club was founded in 1898. Nicknamed the Stags, they had a long and eventful run wh ...

and

St Helens Town St Helens Town Association Football Club is an English football club based in St. Helens. The club are members of the , and as from season 2016–17 play their home matches at Ruskin Drive Sports Ground, which they share with local rivals Pilk ...

. He signed for

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

in December 1990, making seven appearances in

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for the team during the 1990–91 season. He returned to non-league football the following season with Runcorn, and went on to play for

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, where he was part of the squad that reached the final of the

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, and

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Coaching career

Paladino took charge of Daisy Hill in February 2002. Paladino later took charge of

in January 2004, before quitting in March 2005. After working as a goalkeeping coach at FC United of Manchester, he was appointed Assistant Manager of

in March 2010. He was manager of

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional league ...

in 2011.

Boxing career

Paladino was also a professional boxer. He retired in 1997 before returning as an amateur in 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paladino, Joe Living people English men's footballers English football managers Rossendale United F.C. players St Helens Town A.F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Runcorn F.C. Halton players Witton Albion F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Daisy Hill F.C. managers St Helens Town A.F.C. managers Congleton Town F.C. managers English Football League players English people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent English male boxers 1965 births Men's association football goalkeepers Place of birth missing (living people)