Massimo Ganci

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Massimo Ganci

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Unipomezia Virtus

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Corsico

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Monza

| years1 = 1999–2002

| years2 = 2002–2005

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2005–2006

| years5 = 2006–2008

| years6 = 2008–2009

| years7 = 2009

| years8 = 2009–2011

| years9 = 2011–2013

| years10 = 2015

| years11 = 2015–2016

| years12 = 2016

| years13 = 2016–2017

| years14 = 2017–2018

| years15 = 2018

| years16 = 2018–2019

| years17 = 2019

| years18 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Monza

| clubs2 = Treviso

| clubs3 = → Reggina (loan)

| clubs4 = Piacenza

| clubs5 = Bari

| clubs6 = Cittadella

| clubs7 = Salernitana

| clubs8 = Pescara

| clubs9 = Frosinone

| clubs10 = Maceratese

| clubs11 = Castelfidardo

| clubs12 = L'Aquila

| clubs13 = Pineto

| clubs14 = Pavia

| clubs15 = Hamrun Spartans

| clubs16 = Crema

| clubs17 = Barletta

| clubs18 = Unipomezia Virtus

| caps1 = 58

| caps2 = 58

| caps3 = 10

| caps4 = 39

| caps5 = 66

| caps6 = 14

| caps7 = 18

| caps8 = 51

| caps9 = 40

| caps10 = 4

| caps11 = 16

| caps12 = 11

| caps13 = 15

| caps14 = 32

| caps15 = 4

| caps16 = 16

| caps17 =

| caps18 =

| goals1 = 16

| goals2 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 4

| goals5 = 9

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 6

| goals8 = 10

| goals9 = 7

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 8

| goals12 = 2

| goals13 = 2

| goals14 = 16

| goals15 = 2

| goals16 = 6

| goals17 =

| goals18 =

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalteam1 = Italy U-20[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2110&squadra=11 FIGC] (in Italian)

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 22:59, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Massimo Ganci (born 17 November 1981) is an Italian former footballer who last played for Unipomezia Virtus as a forward.

He played 10 games in the Serie A in the 2004–05 season for Reggina Calcio.

Career

Ganci started his professional career at Monza. In June 2001, along with Diego Daldosso, Daniele Degano and Cristian Maggioni, they were signed by Parma in co-ownership deal for 1 billion each (€516,457).Parma AC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2001 {{in lang|it}} In June 2002 Daldosso and Ganci was bought back by Monza while Degano and Maggioni joined Parma outright. Ganci also immediately left for Treviso in temporary deal in summer 2002.

Ganci was signed outright by Treviso in January 2004, after a {{frac|1|1|2}}-season loan from Monza. In summer 2004 he left for Reggina Calcio, where he made his Serie A debut. As he made his Serie A debut, FIGC accepted the claim from his youth club Corsico against Reggina for training compensation of €103,000{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/49.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6394_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N.12/D (2005–06)|date=22 November 2005|accessdate=29 April 2013|work=Commissione Vertenze Economiche|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}} an incentive scheme set-up by FIGC. In January 2005 he was signed by Piacenza in new co-ownership deal, re-joining Degano. In January 2006 Ganci left for Bari in temporary deal.

Bari acquired Piacenza's half registration rights on Ganci in summer 2006 via Treviso, which Bari paid Treviso €250,000;Treviso FBC 1993 srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2007 {{in lang|it}} In June 2007 Bari acquired Ganci outright from Treviso.{{cite news|url=http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/370-mercato-riscattati-ganci-esposito-e-carozza.html|title=Mercato: riscattati Ganci, Esposito e Carozza|date=20 June 2007|accessdate=29 April 2013|publisher=AS Bari|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120052013/http://asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/370-mercato-riscattati-ganci-esposito-e-carozza.html|archive-date=20 November 2010|url-status=dead}} Ganci was included in Bari's 2008 pre-season camp on 14 July despite he would join the team on 16 July.{{cite news|url=http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/814-lista-convocati-ritiro-estivo-2008-2009.html|title=Lista convocati ritiro estivo 2008–2009|date=14 July 2008|accessdate=17 September 2013|publisher=AS Bari|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085911/http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/814-lista-convocati-ritiro-estivo-2008-2009.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} On 1 September 2008 Ganci joined Cittadella. In January 2009 he was signed by Salernitana.

In July 2009 he left for Pescara.{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/2000-massimo-ganci.html|title=MASSIMO GANCI IN BIANCAZZURRO|date=11 July 2009|accessdate=29 April 2013|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630031300/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/2000-massimo-ganci.html|archive-date=30 June 2013|url-status=dead}} In 2011–12 Serie B season, he was awarded no.99 shirt of the team,{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/4489-i-numeri-della-stagione-20112012.html |title=I numeri della stagione 2011/2012 |date=3 August 2011 |accessdate=14 September 2013 |publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630162440/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/4489-i-numeri-della-stagione-20112012.html |archivedate=30 June 2012 }}

Ganci was released by Pescara along with Samuele Olivi on 29 August;{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/4543-speciale-calciomercato-risoluzioni-consensuali.html|title=Speciale Calciomercato: risoluzioni consensuali|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=14 September 2013|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142310/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/4543-speciale-calciomercato-risoluzioni-consensuali.html|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}} on the same day he was signed by Frosinone in 2-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=3603|title=MERCATO, DAL PESCARA ARRIVA GANCI|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=29 April 2013|publisher=Frosinone Calcio|language=Italian}}

=Italian football scandal=

On 16 July 2013 Ganci was suspended from football for 4 years due to involvement in 2011 Italian football scandal.{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/en/204/37060/2013/07/News.shtml|title=Bari investigations: 20 gli disqualifiedi, Pianu and Strambelli acquitted |date=16 July 2013|accessdate=17 September 2013|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}} His appeal was rejected on 27 July.{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/38.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_37145_StrilloAreaStampa_upfDownload.pdf|title=Comunicato Stampa|date=27 July 2013|accessdate=17 September 2013|publisher=FIGC Corte di Giustizia Federale|language=Italian}} On 27 April 2014 his final appeal was accepted, which the ban was reduced to 22 months.{{cite web|url=http://www.coni.it/images/TNAS/759A2.pdf|title=Sig. Massimo Ganci / Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (Squalifica)|date=28 July 2014|accessdate=11 September 2015|work= Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport|publisher=Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI)|language=Italian}}

=Maceratese=

On 21 July 2015 Ganci was signed by Maceratese.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssmaceratese.it/lega-dilettanti/2015-07-16-21-27-41/news-lega-pro-2015-16/610-maceratese-per-sarr-e-biennale-firma-ganci-ed-arriva-altobelli|title=Maceratese, per Sarr è biennale, firma Ganci ed arriva Altobelli|date=21 July 2015|accessdate=7 September 2015|publisher=S.S. Maceratese|language=Italian|format=Google Cache|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801082135/http://www.ssmaceratese.it/lega-dilettanti/2015-07-16-21-27-41/news-lega-pro-2015-16/610-maceratese-per-sarr-e-biennale-firma-ganci-ed-arriva-altobelli|archivedate=1 August 2015}}

=Unipomezia Virtus=

In December 2019, Ganci joined Unipomezia Virtus.[http://unipomeziavirtus.com/massimo-ganci-impatto-positivo-ora-servono-le-vittorie/ MASSIMO GANCI: "IMPATTO POSITIVO, ORA SERVONO LE VITTORIE"], unipomeziavirtus.com, 13 December 2019