Pasquale Padalino

• Full name: Pasquale Padalino
• Date of birth: January 28, 1972
• Place of birth: Foggia, Italy
• Nationality: Italian
• Position: Defender (central defender)

Club career highlights (selected)

• Foggia – Began his professional career at Foggia, where he came through the youth ranks and made his senior breakthrough in the early 1990s under coach Zdeněk Zeman.
• Fiorentina (Fiorentina) – Padalino joined Fiorentina in 1997 and played for the club in Serie A. He was part of the squad during the late 1990s, contributing as a central defender.
• Other clubs – Over his playing career he also represented teams including Bologna, Lecce, and Cagliari, among others. He retired as a player in the mid-2000s.

International career

• Padalino did not have an extensive senior international career with Italy, with his reputation built primarily at club level in Serie A and Serie B.

After playing

• Following retirement, Pasquale Padalino moved into coaching and has managed several clubs in Italy, including stints at Foggia (as head coach) and other Serie B/Serie C sides.

Notable traits

• Known as a solid, reliable central defender with good tactical awareness and experience across Italy’s top two divisions.