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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 statistics | 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 |
References
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gianfranco Zola". www.national-football-teams.com.
- "Gianfranco Zola - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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