Zdeněk Zeman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zdeněk Zeman | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1947 | ||
| 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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