Roberto Di Matteo

Roberto Di Matteo

Di Matteo managing Schalke in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-05-29) 29 May 1970 (age 46)
Place of birth	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1991	Schaffhausen	50	(2)
1991–1992	Zürich	34	(6)
1992–1993	Aarau	33	(1)
1993–1996	Lazio	87	(7)
1996–2002	Chelsea	119	(26)
Total		323	(42)
National team
1994–1998	Italy	34	(2)
Teams managed
2008–2009	Milton Keynes Dons
2009–2011	West Bromwich Albion
2011–2012	Chelsea (assistant)
2012	Chelsea
2014–2015	Schalke 04
2016	Aston Villa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Roberto Di Matteo (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto di matˈtɛːo]; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager.

During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelsea of England. Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, he was capped 34 times for Italy, scoring two goals, and played in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.

Di Matteo began his managerial career with Milton Keynes Dons and West Bromwich Albion. As caretaker manager of Chelsea, he steered the club to double title success, winning both the FA Cup and the club's first UEFA Champions League title in 2012, but was dismissed later that year. He then went on to coach Schalke 04 until May 2015 when he departed after seven months in charge, and had four months as manager of Aston Villa in 2016.

Born in Schaffhausen to Italian parents from Paglieta, Chieti, Abruzzo, Di Matteo began his career with Swiss club Schaffhausen, before joining Aarau in 1991. He won the Swiss Nationalliga A with Aarau in 1993.