Filippo Maniero

Filippo Maniero

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-09-11) September 11, 1972
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Padova	17	(3)
1990–1991	Atalanta	6	(0)
1991	Padova	4	(1)
1991–1992	Ascoli	17	(4)
1992–1995	Padova	60	(10)
1995–1996	Sampdoria	25	(6)
1996–1997	Verona	33	(11)
1997–1998	Parma	10	(4)
1998	AC Milan	13	(3)
1998–2002	Venezia	116	(54)
2002–2004	Palermo	31	(13)
2003–2004	→ Brescia (loan)	18	(1)
2004–2005	Torino	27	(6)
2005	Rangers	0	(0)
2005–2006	Nuova Piovese	?	(?)
2006–2007	Legnarese	?	(?)
International career
1990–1991	Italy U-21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2008-01-15

Filippo "Pippo" Maniero (born September 11, 1972 in Padua) is an Italian retired football (soccer) player. He played for several teams as a striker, most notably AC Milan, Parma, Palermo and Torino.

On August 31, 2005, after having been released on a free transfer consequently to the cancellation of Torino, he signed for Rangers, the last day of the transfer window at the start of the 2005–06 season to a very mixed reaction from the Rangers fans. At age thirty-two, he was probably past his best, and the fact he never made an appearance or even got on the bench confirmed this. Eventually he was released from the contract in November 2005. Since then, Maniero announced his retirement from professional football, and joined Nuova Piovese, a Venetian team of Eccellenza league, leading it to Serie D promotion. On July 2006, he left Nuova Piovese for Legnarese, a small Prima Categoria (8th division) team in which he started his playing career, where he spent the 2006–07 season.

External links

• Career profile @ FootballPlus.com