Lil Fuccillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pasquale Fuccillo | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1983 | Luton Town | 160 | (24) |
| 1983 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 19 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Southend United | 45 | (4) |
| 1985–1987 | Peterborough United | 82 | (3) |
| 1987 | Valletta | ||
| 1987–1988 | Cambridge United | 19 | (2) |
| 1988 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1988–1991 | Wivenhoe Town | 83 | (19) |
| Total | 325 | (33) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986 | Peterborough United (caretaker manager) | ||
| 1992–1993 | Peterborough United | ||
| 2000–2001 | Luton Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pasquale "Lil" Fuccillo (born 2 May 1956) is a former footballer and football manager. He is currently the chief scout at Crawley Town.
Biography
Playing career
Fuccillo was born in Bedford to Italian parents and joined Luton Town from school. He established himself in their starting line-up, and there was even talk of a call-up to the Italy national team. Disaster struck, however, when a tackle by Brighton and Hove Albion's Paul Clark shattered his leg. He broke his leg for a second time during his comeback match for the Luton youth team. He did manage, eventually, to regain his place in the team and played an important part as they won Second Division in 1982.[2]
In 1983 Fuccillo left Luton following a contractual dispute and played 19 games for the
Fuccillo then joined Southend United, before John Wile brought him to Peterborough United. He helped Posh get to the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1985/86, had a brief spell as caretaker manager in 1986/87 prior to Noel Cantwell's return to the club, but was released during the summer of 1987.
He played briefly for Malta side Valletta before short spells at Cambridge United and Kettering Town. He finished his playing career at Isthmian League side Wivenhoe Town.[2]
Coaching career
Fuccillo had spells as a scout for Sheffield Wednesday and as John Still's right-hand man at Barnet, but in November 2000 he returned to Luton Town as a scout. A week later he was promoted to assistant manager, but, with the club at the foot of the league, Ricky Hill was sacked within weeks so Fuccillo then stepped up into the managerial seat. Following an unsuccessful reign, Joe Kinnear was brought to the club in February as Director of Football, but took it upon himself to replace Fuccillo as manager as well. Surprisingly, Fuccillo remained at Luton Town as a coach until the end of the season. Their third manager of the season, however, was unable to save the club and Luton were relegated to the basement division for the first time since 1968.
During the summer of 2001 he joined
On 21 March 2008, Lil Fucillo was appointed chief scout for
On 23 March 2012 Luton Town announced that Fuccillo had returned to the club in the role of Technical Director, which he held until his departure in April 2013.[6]
Fuccillo was appointed as chief scout at
Fuccillo is currently a scout at Championship side Bristol City.
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c Chris Wilkinson. "Biography of Lil Fuccillo". uptheposh.com. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "North American Soccer League Jerseys – Tulsa Roughnecks – Pasquale Fuccillo". Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Lil Fuccillo Appointed Newcastle's Chief Scout". nufcblog.com. 21 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Mark Viduka in talks to sign for West Ham". chroniclelive.co.uk. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Fuccillo back at Kenilworth Road". Luton Town F.C. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Crawley bring in Fuccillo as chief scout". The Argus. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
- Lil Fuccillo at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
- Lil Fuccillo at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
