Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola OBE (born 5 July 1966) is an Italian former football player, who is now the manager of West Ham United.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianfranco Zola | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliena, Sardinia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984-1987 1987-1989 1989-1993 1993-1996 1996-2003 2003-2005 | Nuorese Sassari Torres Napoli Parma Chelsea Cagliari | ||
| National team | |||
| 1991-1997 | Italy | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008- | West Ham United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
As a footballer he played for Napoli, Parma, Chelsea and Cagliari He was renowned for his technique, skill and dribbling. In total, he played in 632 league games and scored 184 goals in his career. He became manager of West Ham on 11 September 2008, replacing Alan Curbishley, after he stopped working as Italy Under-21's manager.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1984/85 | Nuorese | Serie C2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985/86 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 1986/87 | Sassari Torres | Serie C2 | 30 | 8 |
| 1987/88 | Serie C1 | 24 | 2 | |
| 1988/89 | 34 | 11 | ||
| 1989/90 | Napoli | Serie A | 18 | 2 |
| 1990/91 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 1991/92 | 34 | 12 | ||
| 1992/93 | 33 | 12 | ||
| 1993/94 | Parma | Serie A | 33 | 18 |
| 1994/95 | 32 | 19 | ||
| 1995/96 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 1996/97 | 8 | 2 | ||
| England | League | |||
| 1996/97 | Chelsea | Premier League | 23 | 8 |
| 1997/98 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 1998/99 | 37 | 13 | ||
| 1999/00 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2000/01 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2001/02 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2002/03 | 38 | 14 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 2003/04 | Cagliari | Serie B | 43 | 13 |
| 2004/05 | Serie A | 31 | 9 | |
| Country | Italy | 403 | 125 | |
| England | 229 | 59 | ||
| Total | 632 | 184 | ||
International career statistics
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 6 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 35 | 9 |
Gianfranco Zola Media
Zola's No. 25 Chelsea shirt, on display at the club museum
Zola in 2018, playing for Chelsea Legends.
Zola as manager of West Ham United in 2009
Zola as manager of Cagliari in 2015
Zola swings in a corner kick for the Rest of the World XI at Soccer Aid 2006.
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References
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gianfranco Zola". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Gianfranco Zola - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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