Luciano Masiello (born 2 January 1951) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a winger in England, Ireland and Italy.

Playing career

Masiello joined Charlton Athletic as a school boy in 1962 and came through the youth teams and reserves until he made his first team debut in a friendly against Dutch team

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in 1968, another first team outing followed against a very strong Italian under 21 team in a friendly at the valley until making his full first team league debut in December 1969 against Norwich City winning 3–0. He went on to make eight league appearances and two substitute appearances for Charlton Athletic and scored one goal against West Bromwich Albion in a league cup match at the Hawthorns. He had a loan spell with

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in Ireland, playing in the FIA league of Ireland Cup Final He played in Italy for six seasons making 179 appearances for Almas Roma,

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and SS Francavilla.

Managerial career

Masiello coached for a number of years in Italy before returning to England. Luciano had spells as manager at

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and was a player/coach at Woking F.C. and Bromley F.C. He also discovered the talent of Emeka Nwajiobi. Masiello decided to leave football as his family and businesses grew. He always had a passion for food so he bought and sold a number of restaurants until his retirement in 2015.

External links

Profile at Charlton Athletic Former Player's Association
* 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Benevento Italian men's footballers Men's association football wingers League of Ireland players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players SS Lazio players Frosinone Calcio players Italian football managers Andover F.C. managers Woking F.C. managers Bromley F.C. managers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate football managers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Italian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate football managers in England Footballers from Campania {{Italy-footy-bio-stub