1. Giuseppe Mascara earned some valuable experience over a two-season period, turning out for the first team and scoring 5 goals in 29 appearances.
18 Facts About Giuseppe Mascara
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Successively, Giuseppe Mascara moved to the mainland, joining Campanian side Battipagliese in 1997, and remained with the then-Serie C1 club until June 2000, playing just under 50 games for them scoring 67 goals.
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In January 2001, Mascara officially transferred to Palermo, who had just been promoted back into Serie B He began his career well in the Sicilian capital, grabbing 8 Serie B goals in 38 league appearances.
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Giuseppe Mascara returned to Palermo but was transfer-listed and soon signed for Sicilian rivals, Catania.
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Giuseppe Mascara ended his season with six league goals in 28 starts.
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On 1 March 2009, Giuseppe Mascara scored a remarkable goal in the Sicilian derby away to Palermo at Stadio Renzo Barbera, taking a long-lobbed shot on the volley from around 55 metres out which left Italian international goalkeeper Marco Amelia falling back into his own net.
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Giuseppe Mascara played over 150 matches and served as the captain of the Rossazzurri.
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Giuseppe Mascara made his debut on 6 February 2011 against Cesena, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for midfielder Marek Hamsik.
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On 11 January 2012, Giuseppe Mascara signed for Novara on a contract lasting until 2014.
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On 24 June 2012, Giuseppe Mascara joined Emirati club Al Nasr on a one-year deal pending a successful medical.
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Giuseppe Mascara was targeted by head coach Walter Zenga after Al Nasr striker Luca Toni asked to leave the club after poor form in the first six months of his one-year stay in Dubai.
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The contract for Giuseppe Mascara was understood to include an option for a further season.
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Giuseppe Mascara joined Serie B side Pescara in 2013, marking his return to Italy.
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In 2014 Giuseppe Mascara joined amateur club Siracusa and won Eccellenza Sicily in 2015.
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Giuseppe Mascara played the entire first half of the game, becoming the first Catania player to mark an appearance with the Italian team.
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Giuseppe Mascara left the club at the end of the season.
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Giuseppe Mascara left the club by the end of the season.
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In July 2024, Giuseppe Mascara was announced as the new manager of Novara FC's U-19 team, Novara Primavera.