Massimo Maccarone

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Massimo Maccarone
Palermo
in 2010
Personal information
Full name Massimo Maccarone[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-06) 6 September 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1996–1998
Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000
Milan
 0 (0)
1998 →
Modena
(loan)		 0 (0)
1998–1999 →
Prato
(loan)		 21 (4)
1999 →
Varese
(loan)		 3 (0)
1999–2000
Prato
 28 (20)
2000–2002
Empoli
 68 (36)
2002–2007 Middlesbrough 80 (18)
2004–2005 →
Parma
(loan)		 7 (0)
2005 →
Siena
(loan)		 17 (7)
2007–2010
Siena
 113 (40)
2010–2011
Palermo
 18 (2)
2011–2014
Sampdoria
 38 (6)
2012–2014 →
Empoli
(loan)		 105 (40)
2014–2017
Empoli
 99 (28)
2017–2018 Brisbane Roar 28 (9)
2018–2020
Carrarese
 57 (9)
Total 682 (219)
International career
1995 Italy U15 2 (1)
1995–1996 Italy U16 4 (1)
1998–1999 Italy U20 5 (3)
2000–2002 Italy U21 15 (11)
2002 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Ghiviborgo
2023 Piacenza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Maccarone (Italian pronunciation:

coach and former player, who played as a striker. He was nicknamed Big Mac during his playing days.[2]

Club career

Early career

Maccarone started his career at

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
. As a result, he was noticed by several teams.

Middlesbrough

Maccarone was signed by

Tottenham Hotspur 5–1.[6]

Maccarone was an unused substitute when Middlesbrough won the

Siena.[8]

Maccarone returned to Middlesbrough for the

final in Eindhoven, in which he came on as a substitute. Following his exploits in the semi-final, fellow Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink declared "Massimo, I love him until I die... it's unbelievable".[11]

Siena

Despite these heroics, he made few appearances for Middlesbrough in the following season and in January 2007, Maccarone moved to Siena in a

free transfer, signing a three-year contract.[12] In February 2007, he made headlines by criticising former Middlesbrough and then-England manager Steve McClaren for his "ineptitude", causing his club's chairman Steve Gibson to call Maccarone "a fool".[13]

On 11 February 2007, he played his first Serie A match after his Siena return, against

Palermo, signing a three-year deal with the rosanero, for €4.5 million.[16][17]

Palermo

His stint at Palermo however turned out to be a disappointing one, with only two league goals in 18 games.

Sampdoria

On 24 January 2011, Maccarone signed for

Sampdoria for €2.7 million on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[18][19][20]

Empoli

From January 2012 to June 2014 Maccarone returned to Empoli in temporary deals.[21][22][23] His contract was also extended to 30 June 2015 in 2012.[24] On 17 July 2014 he was allowed to join Empoli on a free transfer.[25][26]

Brisbane Roar

On 17 July 2017, Maccarone signed a one-year marquee deal with

A-League club Brisbane Roar.[27]

Carrarese

On 25 May 2018, he was signed by Italian

Carrarese.[28]

International career

During his time at Empoli, Maccarone made his debut with the Italy Under-21 side under Marco Tardelli. He later earned a place as a starting striker in Claudio Gentile's Italy Under-21 side between 2000 and 2002.[29] In total, he scored 11 goals with the Under-21 side in 15 appearances, and he took part at the 2002 Under-21 European Championship with Italy, where he finished as the tournament's top scorer, with 3 goals, helping Italy to reach the semi-finals, where they lost out to the eventual champions, the Czech Republic.[30] During the group stage, he scored two goals in a 2–1 win against the England Under-21 side in Basel.[31]

In 2002, he played twice for the Italy senior side.[32] He made his senior international debut on 27 March, in a friendly match against England in Leeds; he came on as a late substitute, with the score level at 1–1. In injury time, Maccarone was fouled in the area by the English goalkeeper David James, allowing Vincenzo Montella to score the winning goal from the penalty spot.[33] Maccarone had scored a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw in Bradford against the England Under-21 side earlier that week.[34] It had been over seventy years that a Serie B player had made his debut with the Italy national side before making his Serie A debut.[35] He made his second and final appearance for the Italian senior side on 16 October 2002, in a 2–1 away defeat against Wales in a European Championship qualifying match.[32]

Style of play

Maccarone predominantly played as a

curl shots towards goal with his stronger foot, due to his striking ability from distance, and his eye for goal. Maccarone is capable of shooting with either foot, and he possesses good tactical intelligence, pace, and technique, as well as a strong mentality and good composure in front of goal; however, he is effective in the air.[36][37]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, he stayed on at

Carrarese as a technical collaborator under his former boss Silvio Baldini for the 2020–21 season, leaving in April 2021 following the appointment of Antonio Di Natale as the club's new head coach.[38]

In June 2022, Maccarone took on his first role as head coach, accepting a job offer from Tuscan Serie D amateurs Ghiviborgo.[39] After a single season at Ghiviborgo, Maccarone was named new head coach of Serie D fallen giants Piacenza;[40] he was however dismissed from his coaching post just a few months later, on 12 November 2023, following a negative start to the club's league campaign.[41]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 March 2019[42][43]
Club League Season League Cup[44] Continental[45] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Prato
(loan) 		Serie C2 1998–99 21 4 ? ? 0 0 ? ?
Varese
(loan) 		Serie C1 1999–00 3 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ?
Prato
 Serie C2 1999–00 28 20 ? ? 0 0 ? ?
Empoli
 Serie B 2000–01 35 16 3 2 0 0 38 18
2001–02 33 10 4 2 0 0 37 12
Total 68 26 7 4 0 0 75 30
Middlesbrough Premier League 2002–03 34 9 0 0 0 0 34 9
2003–04 22 6 8 2 0 0 30 8
2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06 17 2 5 0 5 5 27 7
2006–07 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
Total 80 18 14 2 5 5 99 25
Parma
(loan) 		Serie A
2004–05
 7 0 1 0 4 2 12 2
Siena
(loan) 		Serie A 2004–05 17 7 1 1 0 0 18 8
Siena Serie A 2006–07 11 6 0 0 0 0 11 6
2007–08 35 13 0 0 0 0 35 13
2008–09 30 9 0 0 0 0 30 9
2009–10 37 12 0 0 0 0 37 12
Total 130 47 1 1 0 0 131 48
Palermo
 Serie A
2010–11
 18 2 0 0 8 4 26 6
Sampdoria
 Serie A
2010–11
 17 3 1 0 0 0 18 3
Serie B 2011–12 11 3 1 1 0 0 12 4
Total 28 6 2 1 0 0 30 7
Empoli
 Serie B 2011–12 20 7 0 0 0 0 20 7
2012–13 43 18 0 0 0 0 43 18
2013–14 42 15 2 1 0 0 44 16
Serie A
2014–15
 34 10 1 0 0 0 35 10
2015–16
 37 13 1 0 0 0 38 13
2016–17
 28 5 1 2 0 0 29 7
Total 204 68 5 3 0 0 209 71
Empoli Total 272 94 12 7 0 0 284 101
Brisbane Roar
A-League
 2017–18 28 9 1 0 1 1 30 10
Carrarese
 Serie C 2017–18 32 7 1 0 0 0 33 7
Career total 647 207 32* 11* 14 10 693* 228*

Managerial

As of 1 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ghiviborgo Italy 1 July 2022 27 June 2023 35 9 16 10 41 43 −2 025.71
Piacenza Italy 4 July 2023 1 November 2023 12 5 1 6 17 16 +1 041.67
Total 47 14 17 16 58 59 −1 029.79

Honours

Club

Middlesbrough[42]

  • 2003–04
  • 2005–06

Individual

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  44. League Cup
  45. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
  46. ^ "Czech striker Kliment wins Golden Boot award". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.

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