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Gianfranco Zola
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Gianfranco Zola

b. 1966

Italian footballer and manager

Born
5 Jul 1966 · Oliena

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 69 years
  1. 5 Jul 1966BornBorn in Oliena
  2. 1984 – 1986TeamNuorese Calcio
  3. 1986 – 1989TeamS.E.F. Torres 1903
  4. 1989 – 1993TeamSSC Napoli
  5. 1990AwardBronze medal for athletic prowess
  6. 1991 – 1997TeamItaly men's national association football team
  7. 1993 – 1996TeamParma Calcio 1913
  8. 1994Took part1994 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1994AwardSilver medal for athletic prowess
  10. 1996 – 2003TeamChelsea F.C.
  11. 2003 – 2005TeamCagliari Calcio
  12. 2003AwardOfficer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  13. 2004AwardHonorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1966 – today).

  1. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  3. 1968Prague Spring
  4. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  5. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  6. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  7. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  9. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  10. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  11. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  12. 1985Schengen Agreement
  13. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  14. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  15. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  17. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  18. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  19. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  20. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  21. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  22. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  23. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  24. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  25. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  26. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  27. 20112011 Norway attacks
  28. 2011Libyan civil war
  29. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  30. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  31. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  32. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  33. 2015Paris Agreement
  34. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  35. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  36. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  37. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  38. 2023Gaza war
  39. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  40. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Gianfranco Zola (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko dˈdzɔːla]; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football executive, manager, and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He is currently vice-president of the Lega Pro, the Italian Serie C football league.

He spent the first decade of his playing career in Italy, most notably with Napoli alongside Diego Maradona and Careca where he won the 1989–90 Serie A title, and at Parma where he won the Italian Super Cup and the 1994–95 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 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, two FA Cups, the League Cup, and the Community Shield. In 2003 he was voted the greatest Chelsea player ever. He was capped 35 times for Italy from his debut in 1991, appearing at the 1994 World Cup, where Italy finished in second place, and Euro 1996.

After a stint with Italy under-21s, Zola began his club managerial career with West Ham United of the Premier League in 2008, before being sacked in 2010. He was manager of Watford from July 2012 until he announced his resignation on 16 December 2013. From December 2014 to March 2015 he managed Cagliari in Serie A. He returned to Chelsea as the assistant of new manager Maurizio Sarri on 18 July 2018, ahead of the 2018–19 Premier League season.

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