Manolo Pestrin

Manolo Pestrin is a retired Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Rome, capital of Italy and Lazio region, Pestrin started his career at Roman club Monterotondo Calcio|Monterotondo]. He was signed by S.S. [Virtus Lanciano 1924|Lanciano] in 2000. In January 2003 Pestrin left for Palermo, which 6 months later he was signed by Cesena in co-ownership deal.
Pestrin spent seasons in the Romagna club. In January 2007 Pestrin left for Messina in temporary deal. In mid-2007 Messina signed him outright. However the club bankrupted in 2008. He joined Salernitana as free agent.
In January 2011 Pestrin was signed by Frosinone, with Salvatore Aurelio moved to opposite direction. In 2011, he was swapped with Matías Miramontes.
In 2012, he was signed by Carrarese. In 2013, he was signed by Ascoli. On 30 January 2014 he returned to Salernitana.

On 11 February 2020, Pestrin was appointed assistant coach under newly appointed manager, Alberto Mariani, at F.C. Rieti. On 20 August 2020, Pestrin joined Salernitana as a technical collaborator under his former Lanciano 1924|Lanciano] and Cesena manager, Fabrizio Castori. Pestrin, who at the time was under manager Davide Nicola's staff, was fired alongside the manager in February 2023.