Massimo Paci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto San Giorgio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lumezzane (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 | ||
| 2025– | Lumezzane | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Massimo Paci (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player who is the head coach of Lumezzane.
Biography
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 29 August 2021[citation needed]
| 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 | 33.33 |
| Montegiorgio | Italy | 1 July 2017 | 8 May 2019 | 71 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 81 | 79 | +2 | 43.66 |
| Forlì | Italy | 11 June 2019 | 20 May 2020 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 34.62 |
| Teramo | Italy | 21 August 2020 | 3 June 2021 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 35.90 |
| Pordenone | Italy | 3 June 2021 | 30 August 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0.00 |
| Total | 148 | 57 | 43 | 48 | 164 | 166 | −2 | 38.51 | |||
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Serie B Runner-up: 2009
- Serie C1 Promotion Playoffs Winner: 2000
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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
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- ^ 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Massimo Paci at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Province of Fermo
- Italian men's footballers
- AC Ancona players
- US Lecce players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Juventus FC players
- Novara FC players
- Siena FC SSD players
- Brescia Calcio players
- Pisa SC players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Men's association football defenders
- Italian football managers
- Serie C managers
- Serie B managers
- FC Pro Vercelli 1892 managers
- Pro Sesto 1913 managers
- FC Lumezzane managers
- Footballers from Marche
- People from Porto San Giorgio