Cristiano Bacci

Cristiano Bacci (born 6 July 1975) is an Italian retired footballer and is a head coach of Boavista. He has played as central defender.

Career a player
During his career he has played for Roma and for various Serie C2 and Serie D teams, such as Viareggio, Olbia, Sanremese, Pro Vercelli, Legnano, Biellese and Virtus Entella.

Career as manager
After his retirement he became the manager of Virtus Entella juniores and he won the Campionato Juniores Nazionali.

He in the season 2010–11 became the coach of the first team in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Group A until the 30th game, when after the 2–0 defeat by Pro Patria, was sacked and replaced by Luca Prina.

From 5 December 2011 until the end of the season he was the new coach of Derthona, than Folgore Caratese in Italian Serie D. In February 2015 he became coach of Olhanense which plays in the Portuguese second league;  on 1 November 2016 he was sacked. Later, he was assistant coach in Al Hilal and Paok (with Razvan Lucescu), and in 2023-2024 season to Udinese (with Cioffi), On 20 June 2024 he was appointed as the new coach of Boavista, in Primera Liga Portugal.