Pedro Pasculli Explained

Pedro Pasculli
Fullname:Pedro Pablo Pasculli
Birth Date:17 May 1960
Birth Place:Santa Fe, Argentina
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Bangor City (technical secretary)
Years1:1977–1980
Clubs1:Colón de Santa Fe
Caps1:24
Goals1:6
Years2:1980–1985
Clubs2:Argentinos Juniors
Caps2:203
Goals2:87
Years3:1985–1992
Clubs3:Lecce
Caps3:214
Goals3:54
Years4:1993
Clubs4:Newell's Old Boys
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:1994
Clubs5:PJM Futures
Caps5:29
Goals5:5
Years6:1995–1996
Clubs6:Casertana
Caps6:17
Goals6:4
Years7:1996–1997
Clubs7:Pelita Jaya
Caps7:22
Goals7:9
Totalcaps:492
Totalgoals:156
Nationalyears1:1984–1987
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2000–2001
Managerclubs1:Virtus Entella
Manageryears2:2001–2002
Managerclubs2:Pietro Vernotico
Manageryears3:2002–2003
Managerclubs3:Verbania
Manageryears4:2003
Managerclubs4:Uganda
Manageryears5:2004
Managerclubs5:Dinamo Tirana
Manageryears6:2005
Managerclubs6:Dinamo Tirana
Manageryears7:2006–2007
Managerclubs7:Horatiana Venosa
Manageryears8:2007–2008
Managerclubs8:Toma Maglie
Manageryears9:2010–2011
Managerclubs9:Paternò
Manageryears10:2012
Managerclubs10:Cittanova Interpiana
Manageryears11:2012–2013
Managerclubs11:Bocale
Manageryears12:2013–2015
Managerclubs12:Sector Juvenil Lecce
Manageryears13:2017
Managerclubs13:Torres
Manageryears14:2019–2020
Managerclubs14:Bangor City
Manageryears15:2022
Managerclubs15:Virtus Lanciano

Pedro Pablo Pasculli (born 17 May 1960) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward and is currently technical secretary at Bangor City in the Cymru North.

He spent most of his career with Argentinos Juniors and Italian club Lecce. At international level, he won the 1986 FIFA World Cup with Argentina, and came fourth at the 1987 Copa América.

Pasculli's management career was mostly spent in the lower leagues of Italian football. He also had a few months in charge of Uganda in 2003, two brief spells at Dinamo Tirana in Albania and a season with Bangor City in Wales.

Playing career

Born in Santa Fe, Pasculli played as a striker for Colón de Santa Fe and Argentinos Juniors in his native Argentina, partnering Diego Maradona at the latter. In 1985 he moved to U.S. Lecce in Italy, where he became their second highest goalscorer of all time. He retired from professional football in 1996, after playing for Casertana F.C. also in Italy, helping the club to gain promotion to Serie C2 (4th division). He ended his football career with Pelita Jaya in Indonesia.

At international level, Pasculli won the FIFA World Cup with the Argentina national football team in 1986. He started their first match against South Korea alongside Jorge Valdano, and scored the only goal in the victory against Uruguay in the round of 16, but was unused for the rest of the tournament.[1]

Although Pasculli was chosen for the 1987 Copa América, in which Argentina came fourth on home soil, he did not play any matches in the tournament.[2]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player in 1996, Pasculli began working as a coach, mainly in the lower leagues of Italian football.

Pasculli became manager of Uganda in May 2003, and led the team to a goalless draw with Sudan in his first match in Kampala.[3] He managed the team despite being unable to speak English.[4] In June, he missed the team's crucial 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Rwanda and Ghana, as his father, whom he had not seen for over two years, was gravely ill in Argentina.[5] In September, he left the Cranes after turning down a US$24,000 contract that his agent called too low, and the representative also alleged that Pasculli had not been paid what was promised for his work.[6]

In September 2004, Pasculli was hired by FK Dinamo Tirana of the Albanian Superliga. An article on UEFA's website called his team "lacklustre" the following month.[7] He was replaced as manager by Faruk Sejdini, and returned to the helm in January 2005 when the latter was dismissed, and Pasculli then became director of football in March.[8]

On 5 October 2019, Pasculli was appointed manager of Bangor City in the Cymru North, the second tier of Welsh football, after former chairman Stephen Vaughan Jr. stepped down following a 7–0 loss to Prestatyn Town.[9] His link to the club was through new owner Domenico Serafino, an Italian musician who lived in Argentina.[1] At the end of the season, having failed to win promotion, he was replaced by his compatriot Hugo Colace.[10]

Playing honours

Club

Argentinos Juniors

Metropolitano 1984, Nacional 1985

International

Argentina

1986[1]

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Hunter . Andy . Pedro Pasculli: from Maradona's World Cup roommate to Bangor City manager . 3 November 2019 . The Guardian . 16 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Copa América 1987 . . 3 November 2019.
  3. News: Oryada . Andrew Jackson . Pasculli's Ugandan challenge . 3 November 2019 . BBC Sport . 22 May 2003.
  4. News: Batte . Joseph . Uganda: Pasculli Shows Football is a Universal Language . 3 November 2019 . All Africa . 22 May 2003.
  5. News: Oryada . Andrew Jackson . Pasculli leaves Uganda . 3 November 2019 . BBC Sport . 16 June 2003.
  6. News: Oryada . Andrew Jackson . Pasculli rejects Uganda offer . 3 November 2019 . BBC Sport . 22 September 2003.
  7. News: Tirana tyranny continues . 3 November 2019 . UEFA . 15 October 2004.
  8. Web site: Albania 2004/05 . . 3 November 2019.
  9. News: Pedro Pasculli: Bangor City appoint World Cup winner as new manager . 3 November 2019 . BBC Sport . 5 October 2019.
  10. News: Bangor City FC: Hugo Colace appointed first-team manager . 22 June 2020 . North Wales Chronicle . 7 June 2020.