Gianfranco Zola: Italian footballer and manager
Gianfranco Zola OBE (born 5 July 1966) is an Italian former football player.
He is currently the vice-president of Lega Pro, the organisation for the Italian Serie C football league.
.jpg) Zola in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gianfranco Zola | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oliena, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Corrasi Oliena | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Nuorese | 31 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Torres | 88 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Napoli | 105 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Parma | 102 | (49) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Chelsea | 229 | (59) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Cagliari | 74 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 629 | (193) | |||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | Italy | 35 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Sardinia | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Italy U21 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Italy U16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Arabi | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * 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.
Career statistics
Club
- Source:
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nuorese | 1984–85 | Serie C2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1985–86 | Serie D | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Sassari Torres | 1986–87 | Serie C2 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 1987–88 | Serie C1 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 1988–89 | Serie C1 | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 88 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 21 | ||
| Napoli | 1989–90 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 1990–91 | Serie A | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Serie A | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 13 | ||||
| 1992–93 | Serie A | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 14 | |||
| Total | 105 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 36 | ||
| Parma | 1993–94 | Serie A | 33 | 18 | 7 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 22 | |
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 32 | 19 | 7 | 4 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 51 | 28 | |||
| 1995–96 | Serie A | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 102 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 64 | ||
| Chelsea | 1996–97 | Premier League | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 15 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 53 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 12 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 50 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 16 | ||
| Total | 229 | 59 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 80 | ||
| Cagliari | 2003–04 | Serie B | 43 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 14 | |||
| 2004–05 | Serie A | 31 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 629 | 193 | 77 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 797 | 238 | ||
International
- Source:
| Italy | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 7 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 35 | 10 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 1995 | Stadio Arechi, Salerno |  Estonia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 29 March 1995 | Republikan Stadium, Kyiv |  Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 4. | 26 April 1995 | Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 5. | 15 November 1995 | Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia | Lithuania | 2–0 | 4–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 6. | 3–0 | |||||
| 7. | 4–0 | |||||
| 8. | 22 January 1997 | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 12 February 1997 | Wembley Stadium, London |  England | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 World Cup qualifier |
| 10. | 29 March 1997 | Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste |  Moldova | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1998 World Cup qualifier |
Manager
- As of matches played 17 April 2017
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| West Ham United | 15 September 2008 | 11 May 2010 | 80 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 28.75 |
| Watford | 7 July 2012 | 16 December 2013 | 75 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 44.00 |
| Cagliari | 24 December 2014 | 9 March 2015 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20.00 |
| Al-Arabi SC | 11 July 2015 | 27 June 2016 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38.46 |
| Birmingham City | 14 December 2016 | 17 April 2017 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8.33 |
| Total | 215 | 70 | 51 | 94 | 32.56 | ||
Honours
Torres
- Serie C2: 1986–87
Napoli
- Serie A: 1989–90
Parma
- UEFA Cup: 1994–95
- European Super Cup: 1993
Chelsea
- FA Cup: 1996–97, 1999–2000
- Football League Cup: 1997–98
- FA Charity Shield: 2000
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98
- UEFA Super Cup: 1998
Italy
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1994
Individual
- Serie A Top-assist provider: 1992–93
- ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95
- Premier League Player of the Month: December 1996, October 2002
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1997
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 1999, 2003
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 2004
- Pallone d'Argento: 2004–05
- Chelsea Centenary XI: 2005
- Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 2005
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2006
- Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2010
- Football League Championship Manager of the Month: February 2013
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2022
References
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