Danny Maciocia
| Montreal Carabins | |
| Date of birth | May 26, 1967 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec |
| Career information | |
| High school | Laurier Macdonald |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 2007 | Edmonton Eskimos (Director of Football Operations) |
| 2008–2010 | Edmonton Eskimos (GM & Director of Football Operations) |
| As coach | |
| 1994 | St. Leonard Cougars (OC) |
| 1995 | St. Leonard Cougars (HC) |
| 1996 | Montreal Alouettes (Quality Control coach) |
| 1997–1999 | Montreal Alouettes (RB coach) |
| 2000 | Montreal Alouettes (Assistant OC) |
| 2001 | Montreal Alouettes (OC) |
| 2002–2004 | Edmonton Eskimos (OC) |
| 2005–2008 | Edmonton Eskimos (HC) |
| 2010 | André-Grasset Phénix (OC) |
| 2011–present | Université de Montréal (HC) |
| Honours | 2005 Grey Cup Champion 2010 Bol d’Or Collegial AA 2014 Dunsmore Cup Champion 2014 Vanier Cup Champion 2015 Dunsmore Cup Champion |
Danny Maciocia (born May 26, 1967) is the head coach of the Université de Montréal Carabins football team. He is also the former general manager & director of football operations of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and former offensive coordinator with the André-Grasset Phénix, a CEGEP team in Montreal.
Maciocia grew up in the Saint-Leonard neighborhood of suburban Montreal, and also spent part of his youth in San Francisco. He played football in high school. He graduated from Laurier Macdonald High School in 1984.
A professional coaching career began for Maciocia in 1993 when he took a job as an assistant coach with the Canadian junior national football team. In 1995, he moved into the ranks of the CJFL as offensive coordinator of the St. Leonard Cougars, who won the championship of the league in Maciocia's first year. In 1998, Maciocia entered the CFL as the running backs coach of the Montreal Alouettes. In 2001, he became offensive coordinator in Montreal, then took the same position in Edmonton the following season.
Maciocia was also the head coach of the 2004 edition of the Canadian junior football team for the eighth NFL Global Junior Championship.
Maciocia was appointed as head coach of the Eskimos after the firing of former coach Tom Higgins following 2004 CFL season. Maciocia became the first Quebec-born head coach in CFL history and the first Canadian head coach of the Eskimos since Annis Stukus in 1951. In 2005, Maciocia guided the Eskimos to a championship victory in the 93rd Grey Cup, the thirteenth in franchise history.
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