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Alberto Zaccheroni

Alberto Zaccheroni
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Personal information
Full name Alberto Zaccheroni
Date of birth (1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 63)
Place of birth Meldola, Italy
Teams managed
Years Team
1983–1985 Cesenatico
1985–1987 Riccione
1987–1988 Boca San Lazzaro
1988–1990 Baracca Lugo
1990–1993 Venezia
1993–1994 Bologna
1994–1995 Cosenza
1995–1998 Udinese
1998–2001 Milan
2001–2002 Lazio
2003–2004 Internazionale
2006–2007 Torino
2010 Juventus
2010–2014 Japan
2016 Beijing Guoan

Alberto Zaccheroni (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto dzakkeˈroːni]; born 1 April 1953) is an Italian football manager.

He is best known for having managed a number of top clubs in Serie A, and won a scudetto with A.C. Milan in 1999. Among other notable clubs coached by Zaccheroni include Lazio, Inter and Juventus, all as interim coach for part of a season. He is also renowned for his unconventional and trademark 3–4–3 tactical system.

Zaccheroni's playing career was cut short by injury, and he became a manager at the relatively young age of 30 with amateurs Cesenatico. His managerial career took off during the 1997–98 season with Udinese, when he guided them to third place in the league and qualification for the UEFA Cup.

Zaccheroni's results at Udinese attracted the attention of Italian giants A.C. Milan, who appointed him as manager after the San Siro club had endured two miserable seasons. Fellow Udinese key players Oliver Bierhoff and Thomas Helveg also joined him in Milan. Zaccheroni delivered instantly, as Milan won the league in the 1998–99 season, pipping Lazio and Fiorentina to the title. The following season was less successful for Zaccheroni as Milan exited the UEFA Champions League early, and although finishing 3rd in Serie A, they were never really in the running for the title. The 2000–01 season was even worse for Zaccheroni as Milan, again, struggled in the Champions League and failed to beat Deportivo. This led AC Milan chairman Silvio Berlusconi to sack Zaccheroni and replace him with caretaker manager Cesare Maldini in the spring of 2001.


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