Pasquale Catalano

Pasquale Catalano
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-11-29) 29 November 1971
Place of birth Bari, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ukraine (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Trani 29 (2)
1994–1995 Canosa
1995–1996 Bisceglie 31 (3)
1996 Trapani 4 (1)
1996–1997 Arezzo 25 (1)
1997–1998 Giulianova 29 (4)
1998–1999 Messina Peloro 33 (1)
1999–2000 Spezia 26 (1)
2000–2001 Catanzaro 31 (2)
2001–2005 Foggia 111 (4)
2005–2007 Giulianova 37 (3)
2007 Teramo 14 (0)
2007–2008 Cavese 15 (1)
2008–2009 Cologna Spiaggia
2009–2011 Notaresco
Managerial career
2013–2014 Bellaria Igea Marina (assistant)
2014 Termoli
2016 Palermo (technical coach)
2017–2018 Prato
2018–2019 Parma (U19)
2020 Pianese
2020–2021 Imolese
2021 Crotone (technical coach)
2022 Pontedera
2023–2024 Pisa (assistant)
2026 Fidelis Andria
2026– Ukraine (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pasquale Catalano (born 29 November 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of the Ukraine national football team under head coach Andrea Maldera.

Playing career

Catalano spent his active playing career as a central midfielder, operating with extensive continuity across the professional tiers of Italian football. His career on the pitch spanned more than 20 years, during which he accumulated 387 total appearances in professional league football.[1] This professional footprint comprised 118 appearances in Serie C1 and 269 appearances in Serie C2.[1] Following his time in the professional ranks, he extended his playing career by competing in an additional four regional campaigns divided across Serie D, Eccellenza, and Promozione.[1]

Coaching career

Early career and technical roles

Following his retirement, Catalano transitioned into coaching in July 2013, starting as an assistant coach at Bellaria Igea Marina to Ayala Fanesi, Alfonso Pepe and Agostino Iacobelli. In 2014, he took his first head coaching role at Serie D side Termoli.[2]

In September 2016, Catalano joined Roberto De Zerbi's backroom staff at Palermo in Serie A as a technical collaborator, serving for 13 matches until De Zerbi's departure in November 2016. He later served in a similar technical capacity under Pasquale Marino at Crotone in late 2021.

Senior management in Italian lower leagues

Between 2017 and 2022, Catalano managed several clubs in Serie C, emphasizing a fluid, attacking 4-3-3 tactical system. He managed Prato for the 2017–18 season, followed by a campaign as the head coach of the Parma U19 squad. He subsequently had head coaching spells with Pianese (2020), Imolese (2020–2021), and Pontedera (2022).

For the 2023–24 season, Catalano joined Pisa in Serie B to serve as the primary assistant manager to Alberto Aquilani.[3] In January 2026, he returned to senior management by taking over at Fidelis Andria in Serie D.[4]

Ukraine national team

On 18 May 2026, Fidelis Andria announced that Catalano would step down at the conclusion of his contract to make the move into senior international football.[5] He was officially appointed by newly designated head coach Andrea Maldera as the first assistant coach of the Ukraine national football team, signing a contract extending through June 2028.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fidelis Andria: Pasquale Catalano nuovo allenatore". Teleregione. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Fidelis Andria: Pasquale Catalano nuovo allenatore". Teleregione. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ha 400 presenze tra i Prof ed è stato al fianco di De Zerbi". Sprint e Sport. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fidelis, non sarà Pasquale Catalano il tecnico nella prossima stagione: sarà vice allenatore dell'Ucraina". AndriaNews24. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Maldera names new coaching staff for Ukraine national team". UNN. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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