Pasquale Padalino (; born 26 July 1972) is an Italian

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and a former

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, last in charge as head coach of

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club

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Playing career

Club

During his career, Padalino represented

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(two stints), U.S. Lecce,

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(where he formed an interesting defensive partnership with Lorenzo Amoruso, later of Rangers F.C.),

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(having only appeared once, in an

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contest against

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where he got injured on his right knee, after a contrast with

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and missed out the rest of the season) and Como Calcio 1907, where he ended his career in 2004.

International

Padalino's only

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came in 1996, in a friendly against

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Coaching career

Having retired in 2004, Padalino started as assistant coach to cousin

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at Hellas Verona, leaving at the end of the season to rejoin first team Foggia, as its administrative secretary. In 2007–08, Padalino rejoined Ventura as second coach, now in

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, also in the second level. In 2009–10, Padalino started his career as head coach at Nocerina in the

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until the end of the season. On 7 August 2012 he was named new coach of

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in the

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. He led the team to promotion to Lega Pro in 2014, then he 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 new coach of

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and ended the season in 6th place in the Lega Pro. On 13 June 2016 he was named new coach of

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, 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

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league. On 13 August 2020 he was hired by

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, freshly relegated into

. He left the club at the end of the 2020–21 season. On 29 December 2021, Padalino was appointed new head coach of Serie C club

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. On 12 May 2022, Siena announced Padalino's departure from the club. On 30 August 2022, he was signed by

, another Serie C club. On 25 October 2022, less than months since his appointment, Padalino tended his resignations and left Turris.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Club

;Fiorentina *

: 1995–96, runner-up 1998–99 * Italian Supercup:

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External links

Inter archive stats

Pasquale Padalino
at Soccerway

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Padalino, Pasquale 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Foggia Footballers from the Province of Foggia Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Bologna FC 1909 players US Lecce players ACF Fiorentina players Inter Milan players Como 1907 players Italy men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders Italian football managers Serie B managers Serie C managers Calcio Foggia 1920 managers SS Juve Stabia managers ACR Siena 1904 managers