Massimo Ciocci (born 25 February 1968 in

Corridonia Corridonia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about southeast of Macerata. Corridonia was called, until 1931, Pausula. The name was changed by Benito Mussoli ...

) is a former

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

professional football player and current manager of Corridonia Calcio.

Career

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Ciocci opens a tobacconist's shop in the center of Corridonia and was later also struck by an intestinal tumor from which he recovered. He later began his coaching career with ASD Arona (

Eccellenza The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and ...

) and later also coached Corridonia Calcio (

Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...

), Lorese Calcio (

Prima Categoria The Prima Categoria is a level of football in Italy. It is the seventh level (since 2014–15) in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within ...

), Chiesanuova di Treia (Prima Categoria), US Trodica (Promozione/Eccellenza) and

Tolentino Tolentino is a town and ''comune'' of about 19,000 inhabitants, in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of central Italy. It is located in the middle of the valley of the Chienti. History Signs of the first inhabitants of this favora ...

(Eccellenza). From 2010 to 2012, Ciocci worked as a general manager at Corridonia Calcio. In 2010, he also helped Inter scouting in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at ...

and in

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

in 2012. In January 2013, Ciocci became the technical manager of

Inter Inter may refer to: Association football clubs * Inter Milan, an Italian club * SC Internacional, a Brazilian club * Inter Miami CF, an American club * FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club * FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club * FK Inter Bratislava, a forme ...

's Academy in Japan, which he was in charge of until June 2017. In February 2018, he was hired on as a U-14 manager at

's Chinese sister club, Jiangsu FC."Basta politica, torno ad allenare in Cina allo Jiangsu Suning"
marcheingol.it, 30 August 2018 In March 2020, he became the manager of Civitanovese before he was fired in June 2021. He then, shortly ahead of the 2021-22 season, returned to Corridonia Calcio.

References

1968 births Living people Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Inter Milan players Calcio Padova players A.C. Ancona players A.C. Cesena players S.P.A.L. players Genoa C.F.C. players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Italian football managers Association football forwards {{Italy-footy-forward-1960s-stub