Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian legendary football goalkeeper and the oldest ever winner of the World Cup as a captain of the Italian national team in Spain in the {{Wc|1982}}. With 112 caps, Zoff is second only to Paolo Maldini in number of appearances for the Azzurri.

Coaching Career

After his retirement as a player, Zoff went into coaching, joining the technical staff at Juventus, where he was head coach from 1988 to 1990. In 1990 he was sacked, despite winning the UEFA Cup. He then joined Lazio, where he became president in 1994.

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In 1998 Zoff was appointed coach of the Italian national team. Using a more open and attacking style than usually used by Italian sides, he coached Italy to a second-place finish in {{Ec2|2000}}, suffering a cruel extra-time defeat at the hands of France in the final. A few days later Zoff resigned, following strong criticism from A.C. Milan president and politician Silvio Berlusconi.

Related Topics:
France - A.C. Milan - Silvio Berlusconi

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Zoff returned to Lazio, but resigned following a poor start to the 2001/02 season. In 2005, he was named the coach of Fiorentina. But after saving the team from relegation on the last day of the season, Zoff was let go.

Related Topics:
Fiorentina - Relegation

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Clubs

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• 1961 - 1963 Udinese
• 1963 - 1967 Mantova
• 1967 - 1972 Napoli
• 1972 - 1983 Juventus

Club honors

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• 1973 Serie A
• 1975 Serie A
• 1977 Serie A
• 1977 UEFA Cup
• 1978 Serie A
• 1979 Italian Cup
• 1981 Serie A
• 1982 Serie A
• 1983 Italian Cup

International appearances

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• 1968 to 1982 for Italy (112 appearances in all, 59 as captain)
• 3 World Cup Finals

International honors

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• 1968 European Championship
• {{Wc|1982}}

Teams coached

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• 1988 - 1990 Juventus
• 1990 - 1994 Lazio
• 1997 Lazio
• 1998 - 2000 Italy
• 2001 Lazio
• 2005 Fiorentina

Coaching honors

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• 1990 Italian Cup
• 1990 UEFA Cup