Manuel Pascali
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Manuel Pascali is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
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side Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
.
He started his career with Sant'Angelo before moving on to Serie C2
Serie C2
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with Pizzighettone
A.S. Pizzighettone
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and Carpenedolo
A.C. Carpenedolo
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. He then earned a move to Serie A
Serie A
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with Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
in 2007, although he was loaned out to Foligno
Foligno Calcio
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of Serie C1/A for the entire 2007–08 season.
He initially joined Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
on trial in July 2008 with a view to a one-year loan deal. During this period however, his performances convinced manager
Head coach
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Jim Jefferies
Jim Jefferies
James "Jim" Jefferies is a Scottish football former player and manager. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup...
to part with an undisclosed fee to acquire him on a three-year deal.
Pascali has quickly established himself as a cult favourite with the fans at Rugby Park and his early influential performances have led to him being awarded the captains armband in the absence of club captain Gary Locke and his deputy James Fowler
James Fowler
James "Jamie" Fowler is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for the first team of Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.-Club career:...
. His passion and commitment to the club have led the fans to regard Pascali as a Rugby Park fans favourite.
In November 2011, Pascali scored the winning goal for Kilmarnock in a 1-0 win at Rugby Park against Rangers