Massimo Paci

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.

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