John Maisano
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| John Maisano | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Marcel Maisano | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Height | 1,80 m. | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996-1997 | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2002 2002-2005 2005-2006 2006 |
Atalanta Westerlo Marconi Stallions Greenock Morton Ayr United Stranraer |
0 (0) 10 (0) 42 (6) 92 (19) 3 (1) 4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| Australia U17 Australia U20 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Maisano (born 6 January 1979 in Melbourne) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.
John Maisano was born in Australia to Italian parents. He holds dual nationality and began his professional football career at Italian Serie A team Atalanta. However his introduction to football came at the world reknowed Australian Institute of Sport and it was after a year there (1996-1997) he moved overseas.
In his time at Atalanta Maisano represented his country at international level. He was part of the Australia under 17 squad in Ecuador and the Australia under 20 squad that took part in the under 20 World Championships in Nigeria. Harry Kewell was a team mate in the under 17 competition while Brett Emerton was a team mate in the under 20 tournament. Both of these players went on to become successful professional footballers.
Maisano returned to Europe in 2002 when he left Marconi Stallions and signed for Greenock Morton. This was only a few months after younger brother Marco Maisano had joined the club. John originally came to Scotland for a trial with Kilmarnock but their manager at that time, Jim Jefferies, said that he was an excellent player but was not quite what he was looking for at that time. Although most thought that he was too good to play in the Scottish Third Division he was enticed by the opportunity to link up with his brother in addition to how impressed he was with the set up at Morton when he went along to watch his brother play.
Maisano was an integral part of the Scottish Third Division championship winning side in season 2002/03. He left his biggest performance for the most important match, versus Peterhead. He was later voted man of the match for a performance that included crashing a free kick off of the crossbar from around 40 yards from goal.
Maisano's inconsistency and his lack of appetite in less glamorous matches resulted in his release from Morton. His technical ability was unquestionable however his consistency and work ethic certainly could be called in to question.
After Morton he had brief spells at Ayr United and Stranraer without making any impact or playing many matches.
John Maisano retired from professional football in 2006 aged only 27 years old. He continues to reside in Greenock, Scotland with his Scottish wife Leanne Hughes who he married during his time at Morton.
