Filippo "Pippo" Maniero (born 11 September 1972) is an Italian retired

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er who played as a striker.

Club career

Maniero played for several teams throughout his career, most notably

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Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

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and

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. On 31 August 2005, after having been released on a free transfer consequently to the cancellation of Torino, he signed for

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, the last day of the

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at the start of the 2005–06 season. However he left the club after two months having not made any appearances. He later joined Nuova Piovese, a Venetian team of

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league, leading it to

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promotion. In July 2006 he left Nuova Piovese for Legnarese, a small

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(8th division) team in which he started his playing career, where he spent the 2006–07 season.

References

External links

Career profile @ FootballPlus.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maniero, Filippo 1972 births Living people Footballers from Padua Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Atalanta BC players AC Milan players Calcio Padova players Palermo FC players Parma Calcio 1913 players Rangers F.C. players UC Sampdoria players Torino FC players Venezia FC players Brescia Calcio players