| Massimo Battara | |
| Fullname: | Massimo Battara |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Genoa, Italy |
| Height: | 1.92m (06.3feet)[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Saudi Arabia (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Years1: | 1981–1982 |
| Clubs1: | Bologna |
| Years2: | 1982–1983 |
| Clubs2: | Viadanese |
| Years3: | 1983–1984 |
| Clubs3: | Sampdoria |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs4: | Sambenedettese |
| Years5: | 1985–1996 |
| Years6: | 1986–1989 |
| Clubs6: | Casertana |
| Years7: | 1989–1991 |
| Clubs7: | Salernitana |
| Years8: | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs8: | US Lecce |
| Caps8: | 29 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs9: | SPAL |
| Caps9: | 29 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs10: | Sassuolo |
| Manageryears1: | 1998–2000 |
| Managerclubs1: | Ittihad Jeddah FC (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 2001 |
| Managerclubs2: | Napoli (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears3: | 2001–2002 |
| Managerclubs3: | Fiorentina (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears4: | 2004–2008 |
| Managerclubs4: | Internazionale (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears5: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs5: | Benevento (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears6: | 2009–2013 |
| Managerclubs6: | Manchester City (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears7: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs7: | Schalke 04 (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears8: | 2015–2016 |
| Managerclubs8: | FC Pune City (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears9: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs9: | Aston Villa (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears10: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs10: | Zenit St. Petersburg (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears11: | 2018–2023 |
| Managerclubs11: | Italy (Goalkeeping Coach) |
| Manageryears12: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs12: | Saudi Arabia (Goalkeeping Coach) |
Massimo Battara (born 3 May 1963) is an Italian football coach and a former player, who played as a goalkeeper. He currently works as a goalkeeping coach with the Saudi Arabia national football team. He has worked with Roberto Di Matteo both at Aston Villa and at FC Schalke 04. Between 2009 until his resignation in May 2013, he was the goalkeeping coach at Manchester City.[2]
Battara has also worked at Inter Milan and with ex Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, and joined City in December 2009 as part of Mancini's new coaching team.
He worked under David Platt in India at FC Pune City before joining Roberto Di Matteo at Aston Villa in 2016.