Cody Pastorino

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Cody James Pastorino (born May 26, 1991 in Chico, California ) is an American - Italian football player .

Life

Pastorino played football as a teenager in the city of Willows at the local Willows High School in the US state of California. He went to study at Willamette University in Oregon . He was a member of the college football team in the NCAA third division from 2009 to 2013 . He was then a member of the Willamette coaching staff and looked after the linebackers before the 1.73 meter-long Pastorino , who was in the safety position, moved to the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns  in the German GFL in the run-up to the 2014 game year .

With Schwäbisch Hall, Pastorino became German runner-up three times in a row (2014, 2015, 2016) and was defeated by the Braunschweig Lions in each of the finals . In 2017 he finally became German champion with the Hallers (final victory over Braunschweig), in 2018 the title was successfully defended with a 21:19 against Frankfurt. In 2019 he was again in the final of the German championship with Schwäbisch Hall, but lost there against Braunschweig.

In February 2016, Pastorino, whose ancestor came from Finalborgo on the Riviera , received Italian  citizenship and was then appointed to Italy's national team.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IFAF Europe EC QUALIFICATION 4NT (B-GROUP) 75-player preliminary roster. In: Federazione Italiana di American Football. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Südwest Presse Online -dienste GmbH: Wait a minute, please !: Unicorn player Pastorino: "For me this is perfect". April 29, 2017, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  3. ^ Willows High product having success playing American football overseas. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ 2012-13 Football Roster. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
  5. ^ Four Bearcat Football Players Sign Contracts to Play in Germany. April 11, 2014, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  6. ↑ https://www.unicorns.de/images/pdf/UNICORNS_German_Bowl_41_Media_Guide.pdf
  7. ↑ Neuman brings two new US boys to the Unicorns. In: football-austria.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Schw. Hall Unicorns vs NewYorker Lions BS (October 11, 2014). Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Schw. Hall Unicorns vs NewYorker Lions BS (10/10/2015). Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  10. ↑ New Yorker Lions BS vs Schw. Hall Unicorns (October 8, 2016). Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  11. ^ German Bowl Winner - German Bowl XLII. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  12. ↑ https://www.touchdown24.de/gfl/fuenf-importplayer-der-unicorns-kommen-2018-zurueck.html
  13. ^ German Bowl: Schwäbisch Hall defeated Frankfurt - STIMME.de. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Schw. Hall Unicorns vs NewYorker Lions Br. (October 12, 2019). Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  15. ^ German Bowl Week: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Italian Connection. October 7, 2016, accessed March 7, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Pastorino, Cody
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pastorino, Cody James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Chico (California)