Massimo Paci (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player who is the head coach of Barletta.
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.Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 , PDF purchased from Italian CCIAAParma CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 , PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA He made 124 appearances in 5 years before his 2011 departure to Novara for free.Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 , PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA On 20 July 2012 he was signed by A.C. Siena, with Lorenzo Del Prete moved to opposite direction.
On 4 July 2014 Paci was signed by Serie B club Brescia in a 1-year contract.
On 28 July 2014 he was signed by Lega Pro club Pisa.
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.Massimo Paci è il nuovo allenatore della Civitanovese, picchionews.it, 8 February 2016 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.Montegiorgio, termina la meravigliosa era Paci, youtvrs.it, 8 May 2019 Paci was later announced as manager of Forlì FC for the 2019/20 season.Calcio D, il Forlì annuncia: "L'allenatore è Massimo Paci", corriereromagna.it, 11 June 2019
On 21 August 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Teramo. 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. He was dismissed on 30 August 2021 following three defeats in the first three official games of the season.
On 1 July 2022, Paci was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Pro Vercelli. He was dismissed on 20 February 2023 together with his assistant Roberto Guana.
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. However, he resigned just a month later, on 25 February, after failing to improve the team's results.
Career statistics Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total1997–98AnconaSerie B80 1998–99JuventusSerie A00 1999–00AnconaSerie C1111 2000–01Viterbese180 2001–02272 2002–03TernanaSerie B322 2003–04330 2004–05LecceSerie A121 2005–06Ascoli313 2006–07Parma250 40 2007–0822410—2342008–09Serie B31110—3212009–10Serie A270 — 2010–1119020—2102011–12Novara26120—2812012–13Siena23220—252 Career total34517
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Civitanovese8 February 201631 May 2016Montegiorgio1 July 20178 May 2019Forlì11 June 201920 May 2020Teramo21 August 20203 June 2021Pordenone3 June 202130 August 2021Total
Honours Serie B Runner-up: 2009 Serie C1 Promotion Playoffs Winner: 2000
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