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Zdeněk Zeman

Zdeněk Zeman
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Personal information
Full name Zdeněk Zeman
Date of birth (1947-05-12) 12 May 1947 (age 69)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Teams managed
Years Team
1974–1983 Palermo (youth)
1983–1986 Licata
1986–1987 Foggia
1987 Parma
1988–1989 Messina
1989–1994 Foggia
1994–1997 Lazio
1997–1999 Roma
1999–2000 Fenerbahçe
2000 Napoli
2001–2002 Salernitana
2003–2004 Avellino
2004–2005 Lecce
2006 Brescia
2006 Lecce
2008 Red Star Belgrade
2010–2011 Foggia
2011–2012 Pescara
2012–2013 Roma
2014 Cagliari
2015 Cagliari
2015–2016 Lugano

Zdeněk Zeman (born 12 May 1947) is a Czech-Italian football coach. Known for his exciting, offensive footballing tactics and use of the 4–3–3 formation, he has managed numerous teams over the years, mostly in Italian football.

Zeman's football coaching career started in Sicily, where he resided since the late 1960s. His first coaching experiences were for amateur football teams from Palermo neighborhood (Cinisi, Bacigalupo, Carini, Misilmeri, Esacalza). In 1974, thanks to his uncle Čestmír Vycpálek's aid, he had his first notable experience as part of the Palermo Calcio youth coaching staff, which ended in 1983.

In 1975 he graduated with honours at the ISEF of Palermo (a sports school) with a dissertation about sports medicine. In 1979 he finally obtained the patentino (a kind of license for coaching football at the professional level) at the Coverciano's school for football coaches.

His first opportunity as professional head coach came from Licata, a small-medium city in the province of Agrigento, where he won Serie C2 with a team mainly composed of youngsters. In 1986, he then left Licata in order to join Foggia Calcio of Serie C1, but he was sacked before the end of the championship. In 1987 he became coach for Parma of Serie B, but was fired after just seven matches. In 1988 he returned to Sicily as coach of Messina, classified at the 8th place for the end of the season, also thanks to the goals of Salvatore Schillaci.


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