Michael Lionello

Michael Lionello is a Canadian professional football coach who is the Pass Game Coordinator & Receivers Coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Alouettes in 2023.

Early life Lionello grew up in Delta, British Columbia and played high school football at South Delta Secondary in his senior year.

BC Lions Lionello joined the coaching staff of BC Lions as their quality control coach on March 8, 2016.

Toronto Argonauts On March 26, 2019, it was announced that Lionello had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's running backs coach, reuniting him with former SFU head coach, Jacques Chapdelaine, who was the team's offensive coordinator.

Montreal Alouettes On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Lionello had been hired as an offensive assistant for the Montreal Alouettes. However, he did not coach in 2020 following the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. On May 11, 2022, he was promoted to receivers coach for the team. He won his first Grey Cup championship in 2023 after the Alouettes defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 110th Grey Cup game.