Tarcisio Catanese (6 September 1967 – 2 March 2017) was an Italian professional
football
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midfielder
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who was later involved in the sport as a manager.
He played in
Serie A
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for many years and amassed 79 appearances in two spells at
Parma F.C.
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, where he later became a youth coach. He then worked as head coach of
Trapani
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in the
Serie D
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league, and as a scout in his native Sicily for
Juventus
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.
In July 2011 he was hired by
U.S. Città di Palermo
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as head of the ''Allievi Nazionali'' under-17 team. He was replaced by Rosario Compagno, his predecessor at the same role, later in July 2012.
References
External links
Profile at lega-calcio.it
1967 births
2017 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
Italian men's footballers
Footballers from Palermo
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
SSC Napoli players
AS Reggina 1914 players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Bologna FC 1909 players
Cosenza Calcio 1914 players
AC Reggiana 1919 players
Ravenna FC players
AC Ancona players
Como 1907 players
US Cremonese players
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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