Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 April 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1987–1988 | Histon | ||
1988–1994 | Manchester United | 7 | (0) |
1995 | Ljungskile SK | 5 | (0) |
Newmarket Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Giuliano Maiorana (born 18 April 1969), commonly known as Jules Maiorana, is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. [1] Born in England to Italian parents, Maiorana was spotted and signed by Manchester United while he was playing for Histon in the semi-professional Eastern Counties Football League.
Maiorana was born in Cambridge, England, to Italian parents. [2] [3] In 1987, he had been playing Sunday League football before signing for Eastern Counties League club Histon, after they spotted him during a local five-a-side that was taking place at their home ground. [3]
After around 30 games for Histon's first team, [4] and having previously been turned down by Cambridge United, Brentford and Norwich City, [5] he was invited for a trial for Manchester United in November 1988. He played the first half of a testimonial match for Ian Handysides of Birmingham City, producing a performance described by Alex Ferguson as "one of the best displays I have ever seen from a trialist", [3] and signed a four-year contract with United for a fee of £30,000, amid interest from other clubs including Chelsea, Watford, and Tottenham Hotspur. [6] The fee saved Histon, who were £23,000 in debt and at risk of bankruptcy. [4]
Maiorana made his debut on 14 January 1989 as a substitute against Millwall in the First Division, [7] and came to prominence with an exciting display on his first start, in a live televised 1–1 draw with Arsenal (who finished the season as league champions) at Old Trafford that April. [8] Maiorana only started one more game, and made his last two substitute appearances in October 1989. [9] Near the end of 1989, he was sent to reserves, [10] where he suffered a serious knee injury in a match against the Aston Villa reserves after being tackled by Dwight Yorke. [11] [12] [13] After his injury, he remained with the reserves, but was unable to leave the club due to the Bosman ruling not being created yet. [14] He was finally able to leave on a free transfer at the end of the 1993–94 season. [4] [15]
After leaving United, Maiorana had a brief spell with Ljungskile SK, where he made five appearances, of which four were as a substitute, in the Swedish second-tier Division 1. [16] He then returned home to work in his family's upholstery business, [4] and played for Newmarket Town in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. [17]
In 2008 and 2009, Maiorana played for Manchester United's Masters Football team in the North West Masters Cup. [18] [19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 1988–89 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1989–90 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Ljungskile SK | 1995 | Division 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 April 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1987–1988 | Histon | ||
1988–1994 | Manchester United | 7 | (0) |
1995 | Ljungskile SK | 5 | (0) |
Newmarket Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Giuliano Maiorana (born 18 April 1969), commonly known as Jules Maiorana, is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. [1] Born in England to Italian parents, Maiorana was spotted and signed by Manchester United while he was playing for Histon in the semi-professional Eastern Counties Football League.
Maiorana was born in Cambridge, England, to Italian parents. [2] [3] In 1987, he had been playing Sunday League football before signing for Eastern Counties League club Histon, after they spotted him during a local five-a-side that was taking place at their home ground. [3]
After around 30 games for Histon's first team, [4] and having previously been turned down by Cambridge United, Brentford and Norwich City, [5] he was invited for a trial for Manchester United in November 1988. He played the first half of a testimonial match for Ian Handysides of Birmingham City, producing a performance described by Alex Ferguson as "one of the best displays I have ever seen from a trialist", [3] and signed a four-year contract with United for a fee of £30,000, amid interest from other clubs including Chelsea, Watford, and Tottenham Hotspur. [6] The fee saved Histon, who were £23,000 in debt and at risk of bankruptcy. [4]
Maiorana made his debut on 14 January 1989 as a substitute against Millwall in the First Division, [7] and came to prominence with an exciting display on his first start, in a live televised 1–1 draw with Arsenal (who finished the season as league champions) at Old Trafford that April. [8] Maiorana only started one more game, and made his last two substitute appearances in October 1989. [9] Near the end of 1989, he was sent to reserves, [10] where he suffered a serious knee injury in a match against the Aston Villa reserves after being tackled by Dwight Yorke. [11] [12] [13] After his injury, he remained with the reserves, but was unable to leave the club due to the Bosman ruling not being created yet. [14] He was finally able to leave on a free transfer at the end of the 1993–94 season. [4] [15]
After leaving United, Maiorana had a brief spell with Ljungskile SK, where he made five appearances, of which four were as a substitute, in the Swedish second-tier Division 1. [16] He then returned home to work in his family's upholstery business, [4] and played for Newmarket Town in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. [17]
In 2008 and 2009, Maiorana played for Manchester United's Masters Football team in the North West Masters Cup. [18] [19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 1988–89 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1989–90 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Ljungskile SK | 1995 | Division 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |