Giuseppe Mascara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Caltagirone, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Comiso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 |
Ragusa | 29 | (5) |
| 1997–2000 |
Battipagliese | 48 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 |
Avellino | 29 | (16) |
| 2001 |
Salernitana | 1 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 |
Palermo | 38 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 |
→ Genoa (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2003–2011 |
Catania | 226 | (58) |
| 2004–2005 |
→ Perugia (loan) | 37 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 |
Napoli | 21 | (4) |
| 2012 |
Novara | 15 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 |
Al Nasr | 22 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | Pescara | 27 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 |
Siracusa | 31 | (14) |
| 2016 | Scordia | 17 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 |
Giarre | ||
| 2018 | Sancataldese | ||
| 2019–2020 | Biancavilla | ||
| 2020–2021 | Troina | ||
| 2021–2022 |
Siracusa | ||
| 2023 | Comiso | ||
| 2024 | Real Aci | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giuseppe Mascara (Italian pronunciation: .
Club career
Ragusa
Mascara started out playing for the youth side of
Battipagliese
Successively, Mascara moved to the mainland, joining
Avellino and Salernitana
Following his 2000 transfer to Avellino, Mascara was soon a big hit at the southern Italian club, where he strongly impressed during his lone season with the club, securing 16 goals in 29 games. He then briefly moved to nearby rivals
Palermo
In January 2001, Mascara officially transferred to Palermo, who had just been promoted back into
Catania
In July 2003, Mascara joined Catania. In his first season with the club, then playing in Serie B, he was an undisputed starter, making 41 league appearances and scoring 13 goals. Following an impressive first season in Catania, however, the player was surprisingly sent out on loan for the
Mascara returned to Sicily for the 2005–06 Serie B season, where Catania went on to finish second in the league and earn promotion to Serie A. He contributed 14 goals in 36 appearances following his return. In his first Serie A season, the 26-year-old formed a formidable partnership with Gionatha Spinesi, as the duo led Catania to an impressive 13th-place league finish. Mascara ended his season with 6 league goals in 28 starts.
In his second Serie A season, Mascara again impressed, making 35 league appearances and scoring four goals, playing the season as a second striker. The player shined during the 2008–09 Serie A campaign, scoring 12 goals in just 34 appearances. That tally also increases to 15 goals, including the Coppa Italia; to date, it was his most successful season under then-coach Walter Zenga.[1] On 1 March 2009, Mascara scored a remarkable goal in the Sicilian derby away to Palermo at Stadio Renzo Barbera, taking a long-lobbed shot on the volley from around 55 metres out which left Italian international goalkeeper Marco Amelia falling back into his own net. Catania went on to win that match 0–4 courtesy of goals from Pablo Ledesma, Takayuki Morimoto, Mascara and Michele Paolucci. The goal was later nominated as Serie A goal of the season.
The
Napoli
On 31 January 2011, the final day of the January transfer window, Mascara signed for
Novara
On 11 January 2012, Mascara signed for
Al Nasr
On 24 June 2012, Mascara joined Emirati club
Pescara
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Post-professional clubs
In 2014 Mascara joined amateur club
International career
Following his impressive performances with Catania in the 2008–09 season, Mascara received his first call-up to the
Coaching career
After retiring in 2016, he accepted an offer from
On 24 October 2017, he was named new head coach of
In June 2018 he was named head coach of Sicilian Serie D club Sancataldese,[10] a role from which he resigned later in December of the same year due to poor results.[11]
On 12 October 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie D club Biancavilla, exactly one day before his new club hosted Sicilian powerhouse
On 29 December 2020 he was named new head coach of Serie D club Troina.[13] He left the club by the end of the season.
On 20 September 2021, he was hired as the new head coach of Eccellenza club
He then briefly served as head coach of Eccellenza Sicily club Comiso during the 2023–24 pre-season.[16][17] Following that, Mascara worked as head coach of Acireale-based Promozione amateurs Real Aci from February to April 2024.[18][19]
References
- ^ "Giuseppe Mascara – Catania – Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Risultato Napoli – Cesena– Serie A 2010–2011" (in Italian). Eurosport. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Risultato Napoli – Villareal– Europa League 2010–2011" (in Italian). Eurosport. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Risultato Bologna – Napoli – Serie A 2010–2011" (in Italian). Eurosport. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "MASCARA LASCIA LA MAGLIA AZZURRA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "National League results". FIFA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Calcio. Il Siracusa si regala Peppe Mascara. "Ci metto sempre impegno, la categoria non importa". Il video". siracusaoggi.it (in Italian). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Mascara, esordio azzurro positivo – Storica prima presenza di un calciatore del Catania nell'Italia" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Colpaccio del Giarre calcio: Giuseppe Mascara è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). GazzettinOnline.it. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Mascara è il nuovo allenatore della Sancataldese" (in Italian). Giornale Nisseno. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Sancataldese, Mascara si dimette: "Sono il primo responsabile"" (in Italian). Catania 46.net. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Mascara ritrova il Palermo a 10 anni da quel gol capolavoro: allenerà il Biancavilla" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Nuova avventura per Beppe Mascara: è il nuovo allenatore del Troina" (in Italian). CalcioWeb. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Mascara torna in panchina: è il nuovo allenatore del Siracusa" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE-Siracusa: esonerato mister Mascara" (in Italian). LiveSicilia.it. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Calcio, Eccellenza: Peppe Mascara sarà il nuovo allenatore del Comiso" (in Italian). Ragusa Oggi. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Comiso, Giuseppe Mascara annuncia l'addio" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Real Aci, Giuseppe Mascara è il nuovo allenatore: il comunicato" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Giuseppe Mascara esonerato da guida tecnica del Real Aci" (in Italian). Notiziario del Calcio. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.