Peter Marinello
Peter Marinello (born 20 February 1950) is a Scottish former footballer.[3]
| Peter Marinello, April 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Marinello | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salvesen's Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Hibernian | 45 | (5) |
| 1970–1973 | Arsenal | 38 | (3) |
| 1973–1975 | Portsmouth | 95 | (7) |
| 1975–1978 | Motherwell | 89 | (12) |
| 1978 | → Canberra City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1978–1980 | Fulham | 27 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Phoenix Inferno | 25 | (17) |
| 1981–1983 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | Partick Thistle | 6 | (0) |
| Broxburn Athletic | |||
| International career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Scotland U23[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 1978[2] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Hibernian edit
Marinello started his career at Hibernian,[4] and could play either as a centre forward or right winger. He was regarded as being talented enough there that he was dubbed "the next George Best" by the British press.[5][6][7]
Arsenal edit
In January 1970, a month before his 20th birthday, he joined Arsenal for £100,000, a club record fee at the time. The acquisition of Marinello also marked the first time that Arsenal had paid a six-figure sum for a player. He went on to score on his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 10 January 1970.[8][7] However, a combination of a newly adopted 'celebrity party lifestyle' and a knee injury led to a dip in his footballing form[6][7] and meant that he was not a regular in the team: he was not part of the squad for the final of Arsenal's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph of 1970,[7] but he contributed four appearances during the run, including the semi-final first leg against Ajax.[9] He only played three matches in their 1970–71 Double-winning campaign.[10] He subsequently played eight league matches in 1971–72 and thirteen in 1972–73. In total he played 51 matches for Arsenal, scoring 5 goals.[8] Marinello left Arsenal in July 1973 after failing to agree a new contract.[11]
Later playing career edit
He next played for Portsmouth followed by Motherwell,[12] Canberra City, Fulham, Phoenix Inferno, Heart of Midlothian[13] and Partick Thistle.[6][7]
After playing edit
Though he retired a wealthy man, a failed business venture left him bankrupt in 1994.[11][7] He now runs an amateur football club and lives in Bournemouth, Dorset.[10] He released an autobiography, Fallen Idle, in 2007.[6]
Honours edit
- Hibernian
- Scottish League Cup: runner-up 1968–69[14]
References edit
- ^ "Peter Marinello". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "SFL player Peter Marinello". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Peter Marinello at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Hibernian player Marinello, Peter, FitbaStats
- ^ "Peter Marinello speaks to BBC London 94.9". BBC. 3 April 2007.
- ^ a b c d Hey Hey Marinello, BBC Sport, 21 May 2007
- ^ a b c d e f , The Independent, 9 April 2007
- ^ a b . Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal Stats". thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Peter Marinello: What happened next". FourFourTwo.com. 1 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Glamour long gone but Marinello keeps mellow". The Scotsman. 29 January 2005.
- ^ Peter Marinello, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Hearts player Peter Marinello, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "Peter Marinello". Hibernian Historical Trust.org.
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
External links edit
- Marinello talks to Arseblog.com's 'Arsecast'