Massimo Donati
Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981) is an Italian football coach, pundit and former professional player, who played as a central or defensive midfielder. He is the manager of Legnago Salus in Serie C Group A.
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Donati playing for Celtic | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Massimo Donati | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legnago Salus (head coach) | ||
| 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– | Legnago Salus | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy, Donati began his career at Atalanta, before joining Milan in June 2001. After spending time on loan at Parma, Torino, Sampdoria, Messina and Atalanta, he signed for Scottish club Celtic in June 2007. While at Celtic, he won one Scottish Premier League medal and one Scottish League Cup medal. He returned to Italy in August 2009, to join Bari, where he remained until January 2012, when he signed for Palermo. He joined Hellas Verona in June 2013, before going back to Bari in August 2014. He returned to Scotland in July 2016, to sign for Hamilton Academical and then moved to St Mirren in February 2018.
Donati represented Italy at under-16, under-18, under-20 and under-21 levels.