Massimo Paci

Massimo Paci (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player.

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. He made 124 appearances in 5 years before his 2011 departure to Novara for free. 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. 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 Forlì FC for the 2019/20 season.

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.

Honours

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