Peter Marinello

Peter Marinello (born 20 February 1950) is a Scottish former footballer.

Career Hibernian Marinello started his career at Hibernian, 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.

Arsenal 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. He only played three matches in their 1970–71 Double-winning campaign. Canberra City, Fulham, Phoenix Inferno, Heart of Midlothian and Partick Thistle. He released an autobiography, Fallen Idle, in 2007.