Tommaso Salvatore "Tom" Parrinello (born 11 November 1989) is an English former football defender of Italian descent who is currently a full time plasterer for RR Coke plastering services.

Tom Parrinello
Personal information
Full name Tommaso Salvatore Parrinello[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Stoke Gifford, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hambrook AFC
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Bristol Rovers 77 (1)
2008–2009Weston-super-Mare (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2010 Weston-super-Mare 2 (0)
2010–2011 Gloucester City 35 (0)
Mangotsfield Utd
Hambrook Afc 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2011

Career

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Parrinello made his debut for the Bristol Rovers first team on 1 December 2007, when he appeared in an FA Cup second round match against Rushden & Diamonds, coming on as a substitute for Craig Disley.[2]

He was the youngest of the five scholars to be offered a professional contract in the summer of 2006. As a sixteen-year-old, he made a number of reserve team appearances in 2005/06 and was a regular in the reserve side in 2006/07 and 2007/08.

Parrinello joined Weston-super-Mare on loan in December 2008 in order to gain some first team experience,[3] but the move became permanent two months later.

He joined Gloucester City in the summer of 2010 and was as an almost ever-present for the 2010/11 season.

In 2011/12 season he joined Mangotsfield Utd.

He is currently the Lead Professional Development Phase Coach at Bristol Rovers having previously held other coaching roles within the Academy.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ^ "Bristol Rovers 5-1 Rusden & D". BBC Sport. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Gurney to strengthen Seagulls squad". The Weston Mercury. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
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