Massimo Paci


Massimo Paci is an Italian footballer who played for Pisa. He is currently the manager of Forlì.

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 canceled 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 2 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.

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