Massimo Paci
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-05-09) 9 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Porto San Giorgio, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Pro Sesto (head coach)
Youth career
1995–1997 Ancona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Ancona 8 (0)
1998–1999 Juventus 0 (0)
1999–2000 Ancona 11 (1)
2000–2002 Viterbese 45 (2)
2002–2004 Ternana 65 (2)
2004–2005 Lecce 12 (1)
2005–2006 Genoa 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Ascoli (loan) 31 (3)
2006–2011 Parma 124 (5)
2011–2012 Novara 26 (1)
2012–2013 Siena 23 (2)
2013–2014 Brescia 25 (1)
2014–2015 Pisa 22 (0)
Managerial career
2016 Civitanovese
2017–2019 Montegiorgio
2019–2020 Forlì
2020–2021 Teramo
2021 Pordenone
2022–2023 Pro Vercelli
2024– Pro Sesto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Paci (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of Serie C Group A club Pro Sesto.

Biography

Paci started his career at Ancona. He made his Serie A debut for Lecce on 18 September 2004 against Brescia. In July 2005, he was signed by Genoa, but after Genoa Serie A place was cancelled due to match-fixing, he was loaned to Ascoli which replace Genoa in Serie A.

Paci moved to Parma in 2006 for €1.8 million in a 4-year contract.[1][2] He made 124 appearances in 5 years before his 2011 departure as vice-captain[citation needed] to Novara for free.[3][4] On 20 July 2012 he was signed by A.C. Siena, with Lorenzo Del Prete moved to opposite direction.[5][6]

On 4 July 2014 Paci was signed by Serie B club Brescia in a 1-year contract.[7]

On 28 July 2014 he was signed by Lega Pro club Pisa.[8]

Coaching career

After retiring, he became a part of Marco Schenardi's coaching staff at Civitanovese. In September 2015, he then moved to The United States to participate in master courses reserved for coaches. He returned to Italy in 2016 and became manager of Civitanovese on 8 February 2016.[9] He was in charge until the end of the season.

In July 2017, he became manager of Montegiorgio Calcio. He left the club on 8 May 2019.[10] Paci was later announced as manager of Forlì FC for the 2019/20 season.[11]

On 21 August 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Teramo.[12] After guiding Teramo to the promotion playoff, which ended in a first-round loss to Palermo, he was hired by Serie B club Pordenone on a two-year deal.[13] He was dismissed on 30 August 2021 following three defeats in the first three official games of the season.[14]

On 1 July 2022, Paci was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Pro Vercelli.[15] He was dismissed on 20 February 2023 together with his assistant Roberto Guana.[16]

On 23 January 2024, Paci returned to management as the new head coach of struggling Serie C club Pro Sesto until the end of the season.[17]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1997–98 Ancona Serie B 8 0
1998–99 Juventus Serie A 0 0
1999–00 Ancona Serie C1 11 1
2000–01 Viterbese 18 0
2001–02 27 2
2002–03 Ternana Serie B 32 2
2003–04 33 0
2004–05 Lecce Serie A 12 1
2005–06 Ascoli 31 3
2006–07 Parma 25 0 4 0
2007–08 22 4 1 0 — 23 4
2008–09 Serie B 31 1 1 0 — 32 1
2009–10 Serie A 27 0 —
2010–11 19 0 2 0 — 21 0
2011–12 Novara 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
2012–13 Siena 23 2 2 0 — 25 2
Career total 345 17

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 August 2021[18]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Civitanovese Italy 8 February 2016 31 May 2016 9 3 3 3 13 12 +1 033.33
Montegiorgio Italy 1 July 2017 8 May 2019 71 31 19 21 81 79 +2 043.66
Forlì Italy 11 June 2019 20 May 2020 26 9 8 9 29 28 +1 034.62
Teramo Italy 21 August 2020 3 June 2021 39 14 13 12 40 38 +2 035.90
Pordenone Italy 3 June 2021 30 August 2021 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 000.00
Total 148 57 43 48 164 166 −2 038.51

Honours

References

  1. ^ Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  2. ^ Parma CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  3. ^ Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  4. ^ "IL DIFENSORE MASSIMO PACI IN AZZURRO" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ "La Robur acquista Paci. Ceduti Pesoli, Del Prete, Lucioni, Genevier" (in Italian). AC Siena. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. ^ "N AZZURRO IL DIFENSORE LORENZO DEL PRETE" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Massimo Paci al Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Mercato: Massimo Paci è del Pisa". Pisa Channel (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ Massimo Paci è il nuovo allenatore della Civitanovese, picchionews.it, 8 February 2016
  10. ^ Montegiorgio, termina la meravigliosa era Paci, youtvrs.it, 8 May 2019
  11. ^ Calcio D, il Forlì annuncia: "L'allenatore è Massimo Paci", corriereromagna.it, 11 June 2019
  12. ^ "È Massimo Paci il nuovo condottiero del Diavolo" (in Italian). Teramo. 21 August 2020.
  13. ^ "MASSIMO PACI NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PORDENONE CALCIO" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 3 July 2021.
  14. ^ "COMUNICAZIONE UFFICIALE CONDUZIONE TECNICA" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Pro Vercelli: Paci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoSport. 1 July 2022.
  16. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  17. ^ "MASSIMO PACI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PRO SESTO!" (in Italian). Pro Sesto 1913. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  18. ^ Massimo Paci at FootballDatabase.eu

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