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Giuliano Maiorana
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-04-18) 18 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Histon
1988–1994 Manchester United 7 (0)
1995 Ljungskile 5 (0)
Newmarket Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuliano Maiorana (born 18 April 1969) is an English[2] former footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Manchester United.[1]

Career

Maiorana was born in Cambridge to Italian parents from Avellino.[3] In 1987, he was working in a bakery and playing Sunday League football when he signed for Eastern Counties League club Histon.[4] After around 30 games for Histon's first team,[5] he was invited for a trial for Manchester United in November 1988. He played the first half of a testimonial match for Ian Handysides of Birmingham City, producing a performance described by Alex Ferguson as "one of the best displays I have ever seen from a trialist",[4] and signed a four-year contract with United for a fee of £30,000. The fee saved Histon, £23,000 in debt and under pressure from their bank, from going out of business.[5]

He made his debut on 14 January 1989 as a substitute against Millwall in the First Division,[6] and came to prominence with an exciting display on his first start, in a live televised 1–1 draw with Arsenal (who finished the season as league champions) at Old Trafford that April.[7] Maiorana only started one more game, and made his last two substitute appearances in October 1989.[6][8] He then suffered a serious knee injury in a reserve game and never played for the club again, finally being given a free transfer at the end of the 1993–94 season.[5][9]

After leaving United, Maiorana had a brief spell with Ljungskile SK, where he made five appearances, of which four were as a substitute, in the Swedish second-tier Division 1.[10] He then returned home to work in his family's upholstery business,[5] and played for Newmarket Town in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division.

In 2008 and 2009, Maiorana played for Manchester United's Masters Football team in the North West Masters Cup.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1988–89 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
Manchester United 1989–90 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Ljungskile SK 1995 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0

[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
  2. ^ Baldi, Ryan. "Interview, Giuliano Maiorana". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Il volo spezzato di Giuliano Maiorana". L'Uono Nel Pallone. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ferguson, Alex (11 December 1988). "Gems From The Deep". New Straits Times. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2009. That was one of the best displays I have ever seen from a trialist. The player marking him, Ray Ranson, is an exceptionally experienced full-back—but Maiorana gave him all kinds of problems.
  5. ^ a b c d "Maiorana – It was 20 years ago today Giuliano kept bank at bay". Cambridge News. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Jules Maiorana". Stretford End. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  7. ^ Smyth, Rob (28 March 2006). "Red Anniversaries: 28 March – 2 April". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 26 November 2009. United drew 1–1 with Arsenal in a live TV game also memorable for a bewitching full debut from twinkle-toed left-winger Giuliano Maiorana
  8. ^ "1989/90". Stretford End. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  9. ^ Williams, Richard (24 January 1993). "The heirs to a magnificent dream". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  10. ^ "Giuiliano Maiorana" (in Swedish). Ljungskile SK. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Masters Cup Manchester 2008". Masters Football. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  12. ^ "Masters Cup Manchester 2009". Masters Football. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  13. ^ "Jules Maiorana". Stretford End. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Giuiliano Maiorana" (in Swedish). Ljungskile SK. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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