Alessio Lisci (born 4 November 1985) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Super League Greece club PAOK.
Career Early career Born in Rome, Lisci played mainly for Promozione sides, and notably represented Serie D side Guidonia during his senior career. After retiring, he started working at Lazio as a fitness coach for the youth sides.
Levante Lisci successively applied for youth coaching jobs at a number of Spanish clubs in 2011; Atlético Madrid and Levante were the only two offering him a position, with Lisci accepting the latter after Atleti only offered him an eight-a-side football job. He started as an assistant for the Juvenil A side while managing an eight-a-side football team; in his first two years at Levante, he worked also as a representative in the Italian food trading market in Valencia as a second job.
Lisci left Levante in 2016 when manager Miguel Ángel Villafaina was sacked, but returned just months later after being named in charge of the Juvenil B side. On 12 June 2018, he was named as manager of Levante's Juvenil A squad.
On 15 December 2020, Lisci replaced Luis Tevenet at the helm of the reserves in the Segunda División B. He managed to avoid relegation with the side at the end of the season, as the club was kept in Segunda División RFEF.
On 1 December 2021, Lisci was appointed as interim manager of the first team in La Liga, after manager Javier Pereira was sacked. He made his debut at the helm of the club in the following day, in a 8–0 away routing of Huracán Melilla, for the season's Copa del Rey.
Lisci's professional debut occurred on 5 December 2021, a 0–0 home draw against Osasuna. Two days later, he was appointed as manager of the Granotas until the end of the campaign.
Despite taking over the Granotes in the last position, Lisci kept his side with options of survival until the last rounds, when the club's relegation was confirmed. On 30 June 2022, after his contract expired and Levante announced Mehdi Nafti as the new manager, he left after refusing the role of Methodology Director, stating a "desire to manage".
Mirandés On 8 June 2023, after nearly one year without coaching, Lisci was named as manager of Segunda División side Mirandés. He narrowly avoided relegation in his first season, but led the club to the finals of the play-offs in his second.
On 23 June 2025, Lisci left the Jabatos.
Osasuna Hours after leaving Mirandés, Lisci was announced as manager of Osasuna in the top tier on a two-year deal. He departed the club on 25 May 2026, after narrowly avoiding relegation.
PAOK On 22 June 2026, Lisci was announced as the new head coach of Super League Greece club PAOK.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Levante B15 December 202029 November 2021Levante 29 November 202112 June 2022Mirandés8 June 202323 June 2025Osasuna23 June 202525 May 2026PAOK22 June 2026presentTotal—
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