Matteo Contini (born 16 April 1980) is an Italian football coach and former player.

[6][7][8] On 8 July 2010, Zaragoza made the purchase option, for €2 million[9] and signed Contini on a three-year deal.

[10] On 8 August 2011, after a year and a half in Spain, Contini returned to Italy, taken from Siena on a season-long loan for €300,000[11][12] with option to buy the registration rights.

He was dismissed on 12 November 2019 after the club started their Serie C season with five draws and nine losses in the first 14 games.

[29] After suffering relegation to Serie D following a 2–4 aggregate loss Trento in the playoffs, on 27 May 2022 Giana Erminio announced Contini's departure from the club.

[30] On 27 September 2024, Contini returned to management as the new head coach of struggling Serie C club Legnago Salus.