Paul Peschisolido

Who is Paul Peschisolido?

Paolo Pasquale Peschisolido, commonly known as Paul Peschisolido, is a Canadian association football manager and former player, and husband of Karren Brady. Peschisolido was manager of English League Two club Burton Albion from May 2009 until March 2012, when he was sacked following a poor run of games which left his side 17th in the league.

A former striker, Peschisolido began his career in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard and played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Kansas City Comets before moving to England.

Over 16 seasons he scored 118 goals from 447 appearances in the Football League, playing for nine different clubs: Birmingham City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Norwich City, Derby County and Luton Town.

Peschisolido represented his country from under-16 level upwards, making his senior debut for the Canadian national team in 1992. He went on to play 53 times for Canada, scoring 10 goals, in a 12-year senior international career. On June 1st 2013, he was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.