Massimo Paci (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player. He was most recently the manager of Pro Vercelli.

Biography

Paci started his career at

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. He made his Serie A debut for

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the provinc ...

on 18 September 2004 against

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Ise ...

. In July 2005, he was signed by

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, but after Genoa Serie A place was canceled due to

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, he was loaned to

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which replace Genoa in Serie A. Paci moved to

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

in 2006 for €1.8 million in a 4-year contract. He made 124 appearances in 5 years before his 2011 departure to

Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is ...

for free. On 20 July 2012 he was signed by

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, with

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moved to opposite direction. On 4 July 2014 Paci was signed by

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club

in a 1-year contract. On 28 July 2014 he was signed by

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club

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Coaching career

After retiring, he became a part of Marco Schenardi's coaching staff at Civitanovese. In September 2015, he then moved to

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to participate in master courses reserved for coaches. He returned to Italy in 2016 and became manager of Civitanovese on 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. Paci was later announced as manager of

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for the 2019/20 season. On 21 August 2020 he was hired by

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club

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia ...

. After guiding Teramo to the promotion playoff, which ended in a first round loss to

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, he was hired by Serie B club

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. H ...

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

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Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

*Serie B Runner-up: 2009 *Serie C1 Promotion Playoffs Winner: 2000

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paci, Massimo 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 ACR Siena 1904 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 Footballers from Marche