| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1975-07-06)6 July 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Viareggio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tondela (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Viareggio | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Lucchese | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Sangiovannese | 15 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Olbia | 67 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Pontedera | 31 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Sanremese | 26 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Montevarchi | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Pro Vercelli | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Valenzana | 24 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Legnano | 30 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Biellese | 46 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Virtus Entella | 40 | (4) |
| Total | 307 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2011–2012 | Derthona | ||
| 2013–2015 | Folgore Caratese | ||
| 2015–2016 | Olhanense | ||
| 2017–2019 | PAOK (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Hilal (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | PAOK (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Udinese (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Boavista | ||
| 2025 | Moreirense | ||
| 2025 | Panserraikos | ||
| 2025– | Tondela | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cristiano Bacci (born 6 July 1975) is an Italian professionalfootballmanager and former player. He is the current manager ofPrimeira Liga clubTondela.
Bacci has played forRoma and for variousSerie C2 andSerie D teams, such asViareggio,Olbia,Sanremese,Pro Vercelli,Legnano,Biellese andVirtus Entella.
After his retirement, Bacci became the manager of his last club Virtus Entella juniores and he won the Campionato Juniores Nazionali. He became the coach of the first team in the 2010–11 season in theLega Pro Seconda Divisione Group A until the 30th game, being dismissed after the 2–0 defeat byPro Patria[1][2] and replaced by Luca Prina.[3]
From 5 December 2011 until the end of the season, Bacci was the new coach ofDerthona, thenFolgore Caratese in theSerie D until the summer of 2015. In February 2016, he took over Portuguese clubOlhanense, but was sacked on 1 November 2017.
Bacci was subsequently an assistant coach ofRăzvan Lucescu atPAOK andAl Hilal, and was part ofGabriele Cioffi's staff atUdinese in the 2023–24 season. On 20 June 2024, he was appointed as the new manager ofBoavista, in the PortuguesePrimeira Liga.[4]