Massimo Donati

For the Italian cyclist, see Massimo Donati (cyclist).
Not to be confused with Massimo Donadi.

Massimo Donati
Donati playing for Celtic
Personal information
Full name Massimo Donati
Date of birth (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athens Kallithea (manager)
Youth career
1998–1999 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Atalanta 46 (2)
2001–2007 Milan 17 (0)
2002–2003 → Parma (loan) 7 (1)
2003 → Torino (loan) 17 (4)
2003–2004 → Sampdoria (loan) 19 (0)
2004–2006 → Messina (loan) 67 (2)
2006–2007 → Atalanta (loan) 32 (1)
2007–2009 Celtic 31 (3)
2009–2012 Bari 82 (4)
2012–2013 Palermo 46 (2)
2013–2014 Hellas Verona 20 (1)
2014–2016 Bari 51 (3)
2016–2018 Hamilton Academical 41 (2)
2018 St Mirren 1 (0)
Total 475 (25)
International career
1998 Italy U16 9 (1)
1999–2000 Italy U18 7 (0)
2000 Italy U20 1 (0)
2000–2004 Italy U21 26 (1)
Managerial career
2021 Sambenedettese
2022–2024 Legnago Salus
2024– Athens Kallithea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981) is an Italian professional football manager, pundit and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Greek Super League club Athens Kallithea.[2]

Born in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy, Donati made 314 appearances in Serie A for several clubs, including Atalanta, Milan, Bari, and Palermo, plus another 72 appearances in the Scottish Premier League with Celtic — where he won the league and Scottish Cup — and Hamilton.

Donati represented Italy at Under-16, Under-18, Under-20 and Under-21 levels.

  1. ^ "Scheda anagrafica di Massimo Donati" (in Italian). AIC.football.it. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference athens was invoked but never defined (see the help page).