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John Maisano (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who is head coach of Melbourne City FC's NPL side. At club level, he played for Atalanta, Westerlo, Helmond Sport, Marconi Stallions, Greenock Morton, Ayr United and Stranraer.[1] Internationally, he represented Australia at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship[2] and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]

John Maisano

Personal information
Full name	John Marcel Maisano
Date of birth	(1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Melbourne City FC (NPL side) (head coach)
Youth career
1996–1997	Australian Institute of Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Atalanta	0	(0)
1998–1999	Westerlo	11	(0)
2000	Helmond Sport	3	(1)
2000–2002	Marconi Fairfield Stallions	40	(6)
2002–2005	Greenock Morton	92	(19)
2005–2006	Ayr United	4	(1)
2006	Stranraer	3	(0)
Total		153	(27)
National team
1994–1995	Australia U17
1997–1999	Australia U20
Teams managed
2016–?	Bulleen Lions (U20 coach)
?–present	Melbourne City FC (NPL side) (head coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Maisano helped Greenock Morton win the 2002–03 Scottish Third Division title, after beating Peterhead on the final day of the season.[4] After Morton he had brief spells at Ayr United and Stranraer.[5]

Maisano retired from playing professionally in 2006, aged only 27,[6] after suffering health issues.^{[citation needed]}

Managerial career

In 2016, Maisano became a coach for the Bulleen Lions under-20 side in Victoria.[7] His Melbourne City FC NPL3 side won automatic promotion to the NPLM2 in 2022,[8] missing out on the championship to Preston on the final day of the season.[9]

Personal life

In 2011, Maisano and his wife decided to return to Australia settling in Mornington Peninsula and launching their business venture Alien Fitness.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Westerlo	1998–99[11]	Belgian First Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	–		11	0
Helmond Sport	1999–2000[11]	Eerste Divisie	3	1	0	0	0	0	–		3	1
Marconi Fairfield Stallions	2000–01[11]	National Soccer League	17	0			–		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2001–02[11]	National Soccer League	23	6			–				23	6
	Total		40	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	42	6
Greenock Morton	2002–03[12]	Scottish Third Division	33	6	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	6
	2003–04[13]	Scottish Second Division	29	7	2	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	35	8
	2004–05[14]	Scottish Second Division	30	6	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	6
	Total		92	19	5	0	5	0	4	1	106	20
Ayr United	2005–06[15]	Scottish Second Division	3	1	0	0	0	0	–		3	1
Stranraer	2005–06[15]	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	–		4	0
Career total			153	27	5	0	5	0	6	1	169	28

References

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