Gianfranco Zola

Zola in 2009

Personal information

Full name

Gianfranco Zola

Date of birth

5 July 1966 (age 50)

Place of birth

Oliena, Italy

Height

1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Playing position

Forward

Club information

Current team

Birmingham City (manager)

Youth career

1980–1983

Corrasi Oliena

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1984–1986

Nuorese

(10)

1986–1989

Torres

(21)

1989–1993

Napoli

105

(32)

1993–1996

Parma

102

(49)

1996–2003

Chelsea

229

(59)

2003–2005

Cagliari

(22)

Total

629

(193)

National team

1991–1997

Italy

(10)

Teams managed

2008–2010

2011–2012

2012–2013

2014–2015

2015–2016

2016–

Honours

Italy
FIFA World Cup
	USA 1994

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Gianfranco Zola OMRI OBE (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko ˈdzɔːla]; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian former footballer, who played predominantly as a forward. After retirement from playing he became a manager, and is in charge of English club Birmingham City.

He spent the first decade of his playing career playing in Italy, most notably with Napoli, alongside Diego Maradona and Careca, where he was able to win the Serie A title, and at Parma, where he won the Italian Supercup and the UEFA Cup. He later moved to English side Chelsea, where he was voted the Football Writers' Player of the Year in the 1996–97 season. During his time at the club, he won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Supercup, two FA Cups, the League Cup, and the Community Shield. In 2003 he was voted Chelsea's greatest player ever. He was capped 35 times for Italy from his debut in 1991, appearing at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where Italy finished in second place, and Euro 96.

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