Giuliano Maiorana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 1969 | ||
| 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 "Jules" Maiorana (born 18 April 1969) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Manchester United.[1]
Career
Maiorana was born in Cambridge. In 1987, he was working in a bakery and playing Sunday League football when he signed for Eastern Counties League club Histon.[2] After around 30 games for Histon's first team,[3] he was invited for a trial for Manchester United in November 1988. He played the first half of a testimonial match for Ian Handysides, a Birmingham City player who had just been diagnosed with a cancer which would ultimately claim his life nearly two years later, producing a performance described by Alex Ferguson as "one of the best displays I have ever seen from a trialist",[2] 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.[3]
He made his debut on 14 January 1989 as a substitute against Millwall in the First Division,[4] 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.[5] Maiorana only started one more game, and made his last two substitute appearances in October 1989.[4][6] 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.[3][7]
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.[8] He then returned home to work in his family's upholstery business,[3] 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.[9][10]
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 | |
References
- ^ a b Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Jules Maiorana". Stretford End. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ 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
- ^ "1989/90". Stretford End. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ Williams, Richard (24 January 1993). "The heirs to a magnificent dream". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Giuiliano Maiorana" (in Swedish). Ljungskile SK. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Masters Cup Manchester 2008". Masters Football. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Masters Cup Manchester 2009". Masters Football. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Jules Maiorana". Stretford End. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Giuiliano Maiorana" (in Swedish). Ljungskile SK. Retrieved 23 August 2012.