Mauro Milanese (born 17 September 1971) is an Italian former footballer and manager, who played as a left back.

In summer 1994 he was signed by Serie A side Cremonese, giving him the chance to make his top flight debut.

[6] He then left for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Varese[7] Milanese planned to retire in July 2009 and aimed to qualify as a FIFA licensed football agent.

[8] On 1 August 2014, Milanese was announced as the new sporting director of English League One club Leyton Orient, following the takeover by Francesco Becchetti.

[11] In 2016, after having invested 100,000 EUR of his own money to save the club from bankruptcy, Milanese directly took part in the acquisition of Triestina as part of an Australian consortium led by Metricon owner Mario Biasin, being subsequently named the club's CEO.