Massimo_Paci
Massimo Paci
Italian football manager (born 1978)
Massimo Paci (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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] However, he resigned just a month later, on 25 February, after failing to improve the team's results.[18]
| 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 | ||||||||
- As of match played 29 August 2021[19]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Civitanovese |  |
8 February 2016 | 31 May 2016 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Montegiorgio | |
1 July 2017 | 8 May 2019 | 71 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 81 | 79 | +2 | 043.66 |
| Forlì | |
11 June 2019 | 20 May 2020 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 034.62 |
| Teramo | |
21 August 2020 | 3 June 2021 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 035.90 |
| Pordenone | |
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 | |||
- Serie B Runner-up: 2009
- Serie C1 Promotion Playoffs Winner: 2000
- Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- Parma CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- "IL DIFENSORE MASSIMO PACI IN AZZURRO" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- "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.
- "N AZZURRO IL DIFENSORE LORENZO DEL PRETE" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- "Massimo Paci al Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- "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.
- Massimo Paci è il nuovo allenatore della Civitanovese, picchionews.it, 8 February 2016
- Montegiorgio, termina la meravigliosa era Paci, youtvrs.it, 8 May 2019
- Calcio D, il Forlì annuncia: "L'allenatore è Massimo Paci", corriereromagna.it, 11 June 2019
- "È Massimo Paci il nuovo condottiero del Diavolo" (in Italian). Teramo. 21 August 2020.
- "MASSIMO PACI NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PORDENONE CALCIO" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 3 July 2021.
- "COMUNICAZIONE UFFICIALE CONDUZIONE TECNICA" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 30 August 2021.
- "Pro Vercelli: Paci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoSport. 1 July 2022.
- "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "MASSIMO PACI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PRO SESTO!" (in Italian). Pro Sesto 1913. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Pro sesto, Massimo Paci e Roberto Guana danno le dimissioni" (in Italian). MilanoToday. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Massimo Paci at FootballDatabase.eu
- Massimo Paci at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)